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Noun: haemorrhage  he-mu-rij
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemorrhage)
  1. The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    "The patient was rushed to the hospital due to internal haemorrhage";
    - bleeding, hemorrhage [N. Amer]
Verb: haemorrhage  he-mu-rij
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemorrhage)
  1. Lose blood from one's body
    "The patient haemorrhaged severely after the surgery";
    - shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage [N. Amer]

Derived forms: haemorrhaging, haemorrhages, haemorrhaged

Type of: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, harm, hurt, injury, release, trauma

Encyclopedia: Haemorrhage