hemorrhage

[ hem-er-ij, hem-rij ]

/ ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ /

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noun

a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.

the loss of assets, especially in large amounts.

any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion.

verb (used without object), hem·or·rhaged, hem·or·rhag·ing.

to bleed profusely.

to lose assets, especially in large amounts.

verb (used with object), hem·or·rhaged, hem·or·rhag·ing.

to lose (assets): a company that was hemorrhaging money.

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Origin of hemorrhage

1665–75; <Latin haemorrhagia<Greek haimorrhagía.See hemo-, -rrhagia

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hem·or·rhag·ic

[hem-uh-raj-ik], /ˌhɛm əˈrædʒ ɪk/, adjectivepost·hem·or·rhag·ic, adjective

How to use hemorrhage in a sentence

Many doomsday preppers have spent their lives stocking up for an emergency of the type this contagious hemorrhagic fever presents.
Apocalypse Now: Preppers Are Gearing Up for Ebola|Nina Strochlic|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The only thing more terrifying than the spread of Ebola is when the hemorrhagic fever spreads to pregnant women.
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than Ebola Is Being Pregnant With Ebola|Kent Sepkowitz, Abby Haglage|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
An unusually lethal hemorrhagic fever was sweeping through the region.
The Original Ebola Hunter|Abby Haglage|September 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease also savaged the domestic rabbit population during outbreaks in 2000 and 2001, according to the USDA.
Whole Foods Wants to Feed You Cute, Furry Bunnies|Tim Mak|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1991, before he was pope, he suffered a hemorrhagic stroke that briefly affected his eyesight.
The Pope's Failing Health|Barbie Latza Nadeau|October 28, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The hemorrhagic type is oftener seen in subjects debilitated or in a depraved state of health.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The presence of the minute hemorrhagic puncta, the multiform character and peculiar distribution of the eruption.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
It consists of an erythematous spot with a minute central hemorrhagic point.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The first stomach, however, contained small hemorrhagic spots, and the second was black.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford
In hemorrhagic inflammation the exudation contains large numbers of red blood-corpuscles.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Scientific definitions for hemorrhage

hemorrhage

[ hĕm′ər-ĭj ]

Excessive or uncontrollable bleeding, often caused by trauma, surgical or obstetrical complications, or the advanced stages of certain illnesses, such as cirrhosis and peptic ulcer disease.

hemorrhage

Origin of hemorrhage

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