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

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How to use hemorrhage in a sentence

It’s hard to disagree with Henry James when he called his friend’s death in 1894, from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 44, nothing less than “an absolute devastation.”
Robert Louis Stevenson’s ‘Kidnapped’ is not just an adventure tale, it’s a timely novel about politics and dissent|Michael Dirda|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
His sister was trying to find the money to have him moved when he suffered a massive brain hemorrhage.
To stay or to go?|Hannah Dreier|December 26, 2020|Washington Post
John Paul Eberhard, 93, died May 2 in Gaithersburg — less than one month after his wife of almost seven decades succumbed to a brain hemorrhage and on what would have been her 89th birthday.
Architecture ‘maverick’ dies of covid-19, congestive heart failure at 93|Emily Davies|November 6, 2020|Washington Post
Coronavirus patients frequently report neurological symptoms — including scary ones like stroke, brain hemorrhage and memory loss — and a recent study found evidence that the virus can invade brain cells, the New York Times writes.
The coronavirus delivers an alarming impact on the body|Caitlin Owens|September 30, 2020|Axios

Musk was describing a procedure that happens fairly routinely to treat conditions such as epilepsy and Parkinson’s, despite potentially fatal risks such as brain hemorrhages.
Elon Musk’s brain company plans a big reveal on Friday. Here’s what we already know|Verne Kopytoff|August 27, 2020|Fortune
“[She] had been hemorrhaging since she arrived,” the affidavit notes.
Charged With Murder for a Miscarriage in Oklahoma|Michael Daly|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The interest paid by the folks who don't default is the only thing keeping this program from hemorrhaging money.
Elizabeth Warren Wants the Fed to Get Into the Student Loan Business|Megan McArdle|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
After giving birth to her son David in 1977, she began hemorrhaging.
Yes, Ron Paul Has 4,000 Babies|McKay Coppins, Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In Afghanistan, the explosion will be mostly brutal internal hemorrhaging; in Pakistan, it could be regional and nuclear.
Leslie H. Gelb on a World in Crisis—and What Obama Should Do|Leslie H. Gelb|December 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The patient is hemorrhaging, and you are charged with determining care.
It’s About Medicare, Stupid!|Mark McKinnon|June 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
It was more difficult to sever a vein with a spring lancet and thereby cause serious hemorrhaging.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis
When examined under the microscope, the lung in this area had recent hemorrhaging in it.
Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Medical definitions for hemorrhage

hemorrhage

[ hĕm′ər-ĭj ]

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

Other words from hemorrhage

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

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.

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Origin of hemorrhage

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