Hemorrhage: meaning, definitions and examples

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hemorrhage

 

[ หˆhษ›mษ™rษชdส’ ]

Noun / Verb
Context #1 | Noun

medical condition

A hemorrhage is a serious condition in which a blood vessel breaks and blood escapes into surrounding tissues. It can be life-threatening if not treated promptly.

Synonyms

bleeding, blood loss, haemorrhage

Examples of usage

  • The patient was rushed to the hospital after experiencing a severe hemorrhage.
  • The doctor quickly stopped the hemorrhage to prevent further complications.
Context #2 | Verb

to lose blood

To hemorrhage means to lose a large amount of blood rapidly, often due to a ruptured blood vessel or injury.

Synonyms

bleed, gush, shed blood

Examples of usage

  • The soldier began to hemorrhage after being shot in the leg.
  • The accident victim continued to hemorrhage despite efforts to stop the bleeding.

Translations

Translations of the word "hemorrhage" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น hemorragia

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฐเค•เฅเคคเคธเฅเคฐเคพเคต

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Blutung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ perdarahan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะบั€ะพะฒะพั‚ะตั‡ะฐ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ krwotok

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ‡บ่ก€

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท hรฉmorragie

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ hemorragia

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kanama

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ถœํ˜ˆ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ู†ุฒูŠู

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ krvรกcenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ krvรกcanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ‡บ่ก€

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ krvavitev

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ blรฆรฐing

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ า›ะฐะฝ ะบะตั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒกแƒ˜แƒกแƒฎแƒšแƒ“แƒ”แƒœแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qanaxma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ hemorragia

Etymology

The word 'hemorrhage' has its origins in the Greek word 'haimorrhagia', which is derived from 'haima' meaning blood and 'rhฤ“gnynai' meaning to burst forth. The term has been used in medical contexts for centuries to describe the rapid loss of blood from a blood vessel.

Word Frequency Rank

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