haemorrhage

/ ˈhɛmərɪdʒ, ˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk /

noun

1. profuse bleeding from ruptured blood vessels

2. a steady or severe loss or depletion of resources, staff, etc

verb

1. (intr) to bleed profusely

2. (tr) to undergo a steady or severe loss or depletion of (resources, staff, etc)

Other Word Forms

• haemorrhagic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of haemorrhage¹

C17: from Latin haemorrhagia; see _haemo- , _-rrhagia

Example Sentences

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.

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The actress recalled that she had suffered a haemorrhage while on stage at Chichester Festival Theatre, something she described as "shocking".

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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.

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Penniless and walking with a cane since suffering a brain haemorrhage himself several years ago, he says there aren't many places for him.

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Jonsson also said she always assumed she would die relatively early like her father, who suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage at the age of 53.

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