Definition of Haemorrhage

1. Noun. The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

Exact synonyms: Bleeding, Hemorrhage
Generic synonyms: Harm, Hurt, Injury, Trauma
Specialized synonyms: Haemorrhagic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Blood Extravasation, Hyphema, Metrorrhagia, Epistaxis, Nosebleed, Ulemorrhagia
Derivative terms: Bleed, Haemorrhagic, Hemorrhage, Hemorrhagic

Definition of Haemorrhage

1. Noun. (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To bleed copiously. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Haemorrhage

1. The escape of blood from the vessels, bleeding. Small haemorrhages are classified according to size as petechiae (very small), purpura (up to 1 cm) and ecchymoses (larger). The massive accumulation of blood within a tissue is called a haematoma. Origin: Gr. Rhegnynai = to burst forth This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemorrhage

haemopoietic
haemopoietic stem cell
haemopoietic tissue
haemopoietin
haemoporphyrin
haemoprecipitin
haemoproteid
haemoprotein
haemoproteins
haemoptyses
haemoptysis
haemopyelectasia
haemorepellant
haemorheology
haemorrhachis
haemorrhage (current term)
haemorrhage per rhexis
haemorrhaged
haemorrhages
haemorrhagia
haemorrhagic
haemorrhagic anaemia
haemorrhagic ascites
haemorrhagic bacteraemia
haemorrhagic brain metastases
haemorrhagic bronchitis
haemorrhagic colitis
haemorrhagic cyst
haemorrhagic cystitis
haemorrhagic diathesis

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