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hemorrhage |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hemorrhage n : flow of blood from ruptured blood vessels [syn: {bleeding}, {haemorrhage}] v : lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {bleed}]
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