Hemorrhage

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hemorrhage
       n : flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels [syn: {bleeding},
            {haemorrhage}]
       v : lose blood from one's body [syn: {shed blood}, {bleed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "hemorrhage":
     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