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Hemorrhage - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Hemorrhage : (noun)
1: flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels [syn: bleeding,
haemorrhage]
(verb)
1: lose blood from one's body [syn: shed blood, bleed]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Hemorrhage : \Hem"or*rhage\, n. [L. haemorrhagia, Gr.
a"imorragi`a; a"i^ma blood _ "rhgny`nai to break, burst: cf.
F. h['e]morragie, h['e]morrhagie.] (Med.)
Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.
Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the
rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Hemorrhage : Hemorrhage: Bleeding or the abnormal flow of blood.
The patient may have an internal hemorrhage that is invisible or an external hemorrhage that is visible on the outside of the body. Bleeding into the spleen or liver is internal hemorrhage. Bleeding
from a cut on the face is an external hemorrhage.
The term "hemorrhagic" comes from the Greek "haima," blood _ rhegnumai," to break forth = a free and forceful escape of blood.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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