hemorrhage
A hemorrhage is when your body loses a lot of blood quickly, usually from an injury or internal bleeding.
You might hear this word used in medical contexts or even in everyday conversations if someone's had a serious accident. A doctor might say that a patient has a hemorrhage and needs emergency treatment. It can also be used more broadly to describe other kinds of sudden, uncontrolled losses – like a financial hemorrhage where someone loses a lot of money unexpectedly.
How common is "hemorrhage"?
Word hemorrhage is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
noun
A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
Example: We got news that he died of a hemorrhage.
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