haemorrhage
haemorrhage: n. & v. (US hemorrhage) --n.
1 an escape of blood from a ruptured blood-vessel, esp. when profuse.
2 an extensive damaging loss suffered by a State. organization, etc., esp. of people or assets. --v.intr. undergo a haemorrhage. haemorrhagic adj. [earlier haemorrhagy f. F hmorr(h)agie f. L haemorrhagia f. Gk haimorrhagia f. haima blood + stem of rhegnumi burst]
Most popular pairs with haemorrhage
subarachnoid haemorrhage
intracerebral haemorrhage
feto-maternal haemorrhage
subconjunctival haemorrhage
post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage
gastrointestinal haemorrhage
petechial haemorrhages
brain haemorrhage
splinter haemorrhages
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