hemorrhage
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hemorrhage
- /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈhem(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ Australia
- /ˈhem(ə)ɹəd͡ʒ/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgnūmĭ) for more.
noun hemorrhages · haemorrhage · hæmorrhage
verb hemorrhages · hemorrhaging · hemorrhaged · haemorrhage · hæmorrhage
- To bleed copiously. The patient is hemorrhaging!
- To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities. The company hemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: haemorrhage, bleeding, bleed, shed blood, bleeder, haemorrhaging, disease, blood, shedding, subdural, brain, stroke, drain, awkward, epistaxis, bloodletting
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noun release of blood; bleeding
| Español | hemorragia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 출혈 chulhyeol |
| 日本語 | 出血 shukketsu |
| 中文 | 出血 chūxuè, chūxiě |
| हिन्दी | रक्तस्राव raktasrāv |
| Português | hemorragia |
| Français | hémorragie |
| Deutsch | Blutung |
| Italiano | emorragia |
| Ελληνικά | αιμορραγία aimorragía |
| Русский | кровоизлия́ние krovoizlijánije, кровотече́ние krovotečénije, геморраги́я gemorragíja |
| العربية | نَزِيف nazīf, نَزْف nazf |
Talk about this word "hemorrhage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hemorrhage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hemorrhage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hemorrhage "hemorrhage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hemorrhage.Cite this
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title = {hemorrhage},
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