hemorrhage
Translation
haemorrhage
Examples
He suffered a massive brain hemorrhage.
He suffered a massive brain haemorrhage.
The doctor worked to stop the hemorrhage.
The doctor worked to stop the haemorrhage.
Grammar Patterns
a/an ((type of)) haemorrhage a specific instance of bleeding He suffered a cerebral haemorrhage.
((as a condition)) the general condition of bleeding The medication can cause haemorrhage.
Similar Words
Synonyms: bleeding, blood loss
Etymology
From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'rhēgnynai' (to burst forth). Literally, 'a bursting forth of blood'.
Memory Tips
'Hemo' means blood. The ending '-rrhage' sounds a bit like 'rage', so you can imagine blood 'raging' out of the body.