Hemorrhage

Pronunciation

Definition 1

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. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel. (NCI Thesaurus)

Definition 3

Bleeding or escape of blood from a vessel. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

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