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haemorrhage
/ ˈhɛmərɪdʒ, ˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk /
noun
profuse bleeding from ruptured blood vessels
a steady or severe loss or depletion of resources, staff, etc
verb
(intr) to bleed profusely
(tr) to undergo a steady or severe loss or depletion of (resources, staff, etc)
Other 51Թ Forms
- haemorrhagic adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of haemorrhage1
Example Sentences
An inquest opening at Pembrokeshire Coroner's Court in January heard Sophia died of an "intracranial haemorrhage" caused by a road traffic collision.
Mr Weaver had a brain haemorrhage in 2012 which left him paralysed on his left side and partially blind.
Asked if the brain haemorrhage - which ended his playing career - was the reason for his positive outlook, Glasner played it down.
It was thought Ms Sindall had remained alive for some time after the attack, but she died from a brain haemorrhage thought to have been caused by multiple blows to the head.
But on the other, Hollywood actor Stephen Dorff, playing the film's lead character of original Beatles bass player and artist Stuart Sutcliffe, who died of a brain haemorrhage aged just 21, provided an uncanny likeness.
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