hemorrhagic

hem·or·rhage

 (hĕm′ər-ĭj)

n.

1. Excessive discharge of blood from the blood vessels; profuse bleeding.

2. A copious loss of something valuable: a hemorrhage of corporate earnings.

v. hem·or·rhaged, hem·or·rhag·ing, hem·or·rhag·es

v.intr.

1. To bleed copiously.

2. To undergo a rapid and sudden loss: a gubernatorial candidate whose popularity hemorrhaged after a disastrous debate.

v.tr.

To lose (something valuable) rapidly and in quantity: The company was hemorrhaging capital when it was bought by another firm.

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[From obsolete hemoragie, emorogie, from Middle English emorogie, from Old French emoragie, from Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagiā : haimo-, hemo- + -rrhagiā, -rrhagia.]

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hem′or·rhag′ic (hĕm′ə-răj′ĭk) adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

hemorrhagic - of or relating to a hemorrhage haemorrhagic

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Translations

hemoragický

αιμορραγικός

hemorrágico

hem·or·rhag·ic

a. hemorrágico-a;

___ colitis → atribuida a una infección de Eschirichia coli ___.

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hemorrhagic

adj hemorrágico

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