hemorrhage

[ hem-er-ij, hem-rij ]

/ ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ /

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.

Nearby words

Origin of hemorrhage

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

Related formshem·or·rhag·ic

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

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Examples from the Web for hemorrhagic

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
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
Because an autopsy disclosed multiple internal hemorrhages, the cause of death was tentatively listed as “hemorrhagic bronchitis.”
The Panic of 1947|Jerry Oppenheimer|September 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Its walls were much congested and full of hemorrhagic points.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford

Hemorrhagic lesions, isolated or confluent, are seen also in severe forms of variola, not of the two types described above.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Of these, hemorrhagic infarctions are by far the most common and present the familiar appearances.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
There is an infectious disease of geese which sometimes causes trouble known as goose septicemia or hemorrhagic septicemia.
Ducks and Geese|Harry M. Lamon
Hemorrhagic variola occurs, without question, in different types.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

Word Origin and History for hemorrhagic

hemorrhage

by 1882, from hemorrhage (n.). Related: Hemorrhaged; hemorrhaging.

Slang in Reports: B.I.D. for "Brought in Dead" and "Dotty" are, [Mr. Sidney Holland of London Hospital] considers, permissible expressions, but he draws the line at "fitting" and "hæmorrhaging." Only such terms, he says, should be used as outside doctors will understand. We would say that on a point of such odiously bad taste he might have been much more severe. [Lavinia L. Dock, "The American Journal of Nursing," 1906]

hemorrhage

c.1400, emorosogie (modern form by 17c.), from Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagia, from haimorrhages "bleeding violently," from haima "blood" (see -emia) + rhage "a breaking," from rhegnynai "to break, burst." Related: Hemorrhagic.

Medicine definitions for hemorrhagic

hemorrhage

[ hĕm′ər-ĭj ]

n.

An escape of blood from the blood vessels, especially when excessive.hemorrhea

Related formshem′or•rhage v.hem′or•rhag′ic (hĕm′ə-răj′ĭk) adj.

Science definitions for hemorrhagic

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.