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haemorrhage

/ ˈhɛmərɪdʒ, ˌhɛməˈrædʒɪk /

noun

  1. profuse bleeding from ruptured blood vessels

  2. a steady or severe loss or depletion of resources, staff, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. (intr) to bleed profusely

  2. (tr) to undergo a steady or severe loss or depletion of (resources, staff, etc)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • haemorrhagic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haemorrhage1

C17: from Latin haemorrhagia; see haemo- , -rrhagia
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An inquest opening at Pembrokeshire Coroner's Court in January heard Sophia died of an "intracranial haemorrhage" caused by a road traffic collision.

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Mr Weaver had a brain haemorrhage in 2012 which left him paralysed on his left side and partially blind.

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Asked if the brain haemorrhage - which ended his playing career - was the reason for his positive outlook, Glasner played it down.

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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.

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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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