hemorrhage

Meaning of hemorrhage: In medicine, loss of blood from damaged blood vessels.

Definition of hemorrhage

In medicine, loss of blood from damaged blood vessels. A hemorrhage may be internal or external, and usually involves a lot of bleeding in a short time.

How hemorrhage is built

hemo rrhage hemorrhage
  • hem/o, hemat/o Combining form · Greek blood
  • -rrhage, -rrhagia Suffix · Greek bursting forth, heavy bleeding

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