Definitions for haemorrhage

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage(noun)

    the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Wiktionary

  1. haemorrhage(Noun)

    A heavy release of blood within or from a body.

    We got news that he died of a haemorrhage!

  2. haemorrhage(Verb)

    To bleed copiously.

    Itu2019s haemorrhaging now!

  3. haemorrhage(Verb)

    To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.

    The company haemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt.

  4. Origin: From haemorrhagia, from αἱμορραγία, from αἱμορραγής, from αἷμα + , from ῥηγνύναι.


Translations for haemorrhage

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

haemorrhage(noun)

bleeding in large amounts, from damaged blood-vessels.

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