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