Associations to the word «Haemorrhage»

Wiktionary

HAEMORRHAGE, noun. (British spelling) (pathology) A heavy release of blood within or from a body.
HAEMORRHAGE, noun. (figurative) A sudden or significant loss
HAEMORRHAGE, verb. (British spelling) (intransitive) To bleed copiously.
HAEMORRHAGE, verb. (transitive) (figuratively) To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.

Dictionary definition

HAEMORRHAGE, noun. The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

Wise words

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