'Hemorrhage' definitions:
Definition of 'hemorrhage'
(from WordNet)
noun
The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel [syn: bleeding, hemorrhage, haemorrhage]
verb
Lose blood from one's body [syn: shed blood, bleed, hemorrhage]
Definition of 'Hemorrhage'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hemorrhage'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleed,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- bloody,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- chill,
- chills,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- ecchymose,
- ecchymosis,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- growth,
- hemorrhea,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- indigestion,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- lose blood,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- nosebleed,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- petechia,
- pruritus,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shed blood,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- spill blood,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting
Words containing 'Hemorrhage'
- Hemorrhagic,
- Secondary hemorrhage,
- Unavoidable hemorrhage,
- cerebral hemorrhage,
- hemorrhagic cyst,
- hemorrhagic fever,
- hemorrhagic septicemia,
- hemorrhagic stroke,
- acute hemorrhagic encephalitis,
- argentine hemorrhagic fever,
- ebola hemorrhagic fever,
- marburg hemorrhagic fever,
- viral hemorrhagic fever,
- crimea-congo hemorrhagic fever