Haemorrhage: meaning, definitions and examples
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haemorrhage
[ หhษmษrษชdส ]
medical condition
A haemorrhage is a serious medical condition in which a person bleeds heavily from a wound or internal injury.
Synonyms
bleeding, blood loss, hemorrhage
Examples of usage
- The patient was rushed to the emergency room due to a severe haemorrhage.
- The doctor managed to stop the haemorrhage after performing emergency surgery.
to bleed heavily
To haemorrhage means to bleed heavily, either externally or internally, often as a result of injury or a medical condition.
Synonyms
bleed profusely, excessive bleeding, hemorrhage
Examples of usage
- The wound continued to haemorrhage despite the efforts to stop the bleeding.
- The patient started to haemorrhage internally after the car accident.
Translations
Translations of the word "haemorrhage" in other languages:
๐ต๐น hemorragia
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฐเคเฅเคคเคธเฅเคฐเคพเคต
๐ฉ๐ช Blutung
๐ฎ๐ฉ perdarahan
๐บ๐ฆ ะบัะพะฒะพัะตัะฐ
๐ต๐ฑ krwotok
๐ฏ๐ต ๅบ่ก (ใใ ใฃใใค)
๐ซ๐ท hรฉmorragie
๐ช๐ธ hemorragia
๐น๐ท kanama
๐ฐ๐ท ์ถํ (chulhyeol)
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุฒูู
๐จ๐ฟ krvรกcenรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ krvรกcanie
๐จ๐ณ ๅบ่ก (chลซxuรจ)
๐ธ๐ฎ krvavitev
๐ฎ๐ธ blรฆรฐing
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐะฝ ะบะตัั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแกแฎแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qanaxma
๐ฒ๐ฝ hemorragia
Etymology
The word 'haemorrhage' originated from the Greek word 'haimorrhagia', which is a combination of 'haima' (blood) and 'ragia' (bursting forth). It has been used in medical contexts since ancient times to describe heavy bleeding. The spelling 'haemorrhage' is commonly used in British English, while 'hemorrhage' is more common in American English.