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haemorrhage

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haemorrhage or US hemorrhage [hem-or-ij]
Noun
heavy bleeding from ruptured blood vessels
Verb
[-rhaging, -rhaged]
to bleed heavily [Greek haima blood + rhēgnunai to burst]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.haemorrhagehaemorrhage - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke - stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
cerebral hemorrhage - bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
blood extravasation - the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
hyphema - bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
metrorrhagia - bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)
epistaxis, nosebleed - bleeding from the nose
ulemorrhagia - bleeding of the gums
Translations
haemorrhage, hemorrhage (US) [ˈhɛmərɪdʒ] nhemorragia

haemorrhage (US), hemorrhage [ˈhɛmərɪdʒ] nhémorragie f

haemorrhage (US) hemorrhage [ˈhɛmərɪdʒ] nBlutung f

haemorrhage (US), hemorrhage [ˈhɛmərɪdʒ] nemorragia

haemorrhage
n haemorrhage [ˈheməridʒ]
bleeding in large amounts, from damaged blood-vessels. bloeding نَزْف، نَزيف кръвотечение krvácení indre blødning der Blutsturz αιμορραγία hemorragia verejooks خونریزی verenvuoto hémorragie שֶטֶף דָם रक्तस्राव krvarenje vérzés pendarahan blæðing emorragia 出血 출혈 kraujavimas asinsizplūdums perdarahan blødning krwotok hemorragia he­mo­­ragie кровотечение krvácanie krvavitev krvarenje blödning การตกเลือด (iç) kanama 大出血 крововилив جریان خون sự xuất huyết


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Presently the coughing and haemorrhage ceased, and again the wounded man tried to speak.
I know, I know, I've read of that sort of thing--it's internal haemorrhage, you know.
"We shall wait," said Van Helsing, "just long enough to fix the best spot for trephining, so that we may most quickly and perfectly remove the blood clot, for it is evident that the haemorrhage is increasing.
 
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