haemorrhage
Britishnoun
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profuse bleeding from ruptured blood vessels
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a steady or severe loss or depletion of resources, staff, etc
verb
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(intr) to bleed profusely
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(tr) to undergo a steady or severe loss or depletion of (resources, staff, etc)
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of haemorrhage
C17: from Latin haemorrhagia; see haemo- , -rrhagia
Example Sentences
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Charlotte was diagnosed with PAS and needed counselling after replaying the haemorrhage "over and over" in her mind.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Though she is grateful that she and her son survived, she feels angry that her condition was not diagnosed while she was pregnant, which would have put her at far less risk of a haemorrhage.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Since her illness, Kirby, who was in her early teens when she tragically lost her mother to a brain haemorrhage, has been "a lot more cautious" about her health.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2025
Glasner's remarkable story - from the brink of death after a brain haemorrhage aged 37 while playing for SV Ried, to his rise as one of European football's most respected coaches - is well told.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
But the third night he calls out to us, telling us to ring, he thinks he has a haemorrhage.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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