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hem⋅or⋅rhage

  [hem-er-ij, hem-rij] noun, verb, -rhaged, -rhag⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
2. the loss of assets, esp. in large amounts.
3. any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion.
–verb (used without object)
4. to bleed profusely.
5. to lose assets, esp. in large amounts.
–verb (used with object)
6. to lose (assets): a company that was hemorrhaging money.
Origin:
1665–75; < L haemorrhagia < Gk haimorrhagía. See hemo-, -rrhagia

Related forms:
hem⋅or⋅rhag⋅ic  [hem-uh-raj-ik] , adjective
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hem·or·rhage   (hěm'ər-ĭj)   
n.  

  1. Excessive discharge of blood from the blood vessels; profuse bleeding.

  2. A copious loss of something valuable: a hemorrhage of corporate earnings.

v.   hem·or·rhaged, hem·or·rhag·ing, hem·or·rhag·es

v.   intr.

  1. To bleed copiously.

  2. To undergo a rapid and sudden loss: a gubernatorial candidate whose popularity hemorrhaged after a disastrous debate.

v.   tr.
To lose (something valuable) rapidly and in quantity: The company was hemorrhaging capital when it was bought by another firm.

[From obsolete hemoragie, emorogie, from Middle English emorogie, from Old French emoragie, from Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagiā : haimo-, hemo- + -rrhagiā, -rrhagia.]
hem'or·rhag'ic (hěm'ə-rāj'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

hemorrhage 
c.1400, emorosogie, from L. hæmorrhagia, from Gk. haimorrhagia, from haima "blood" (see -emia) + rhage "a breaking," from rhegnynai "to break, burst."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1hem·or·rhage
Variant: or chiefly British haem·or·rhage /'hem-(&-)rij/
Function: noun
: a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels —hem·or·rhag·ic or chiefly British haem·or·rhag·ic /"hem-&-'raj-ik/ adjective

Main Entry: 2hemorrhage
Variant: or chiefly British haemorrhage
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -rhaged;-rhag·ing
: to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding
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hemorrhage hem·or·rhage (hěm'ər-ĭj)
n.
An escape of blood from the blood vessels, especially when excessive. Also called hemorrhea.

hem'or·rhage v.
hem'or·rhag'ic (hěm'ə-rāj'ĭk) adj.

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