hemorrhage

Meanings

• noun

  A severe and often rapid loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

• noun

  The pathological condition of excessive and often rapid loss of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪdʒ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

bleeding

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Rhymes

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aggravage , arrage , carriage , harborage , marriage

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Variants

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hemorrhage , hemorrhages , hemorrhagic , hemorrhaged , hemorrhaging

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Etymology

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From the Greek word hēmorrhōgē, from hēmorrhō, 'bleed'.

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Trivia

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1. Hemorrhage is the medical term for the excessive loss of any bodily fluid, not just blood.

2. The largest hemorrhage on record occurred in 1806, when a volcano in Indonesia erupted and caused a tsunami that killed an estimated 160,000 people and caused massive flooding and landslides.

3. The word hemorrhage is often used in medical terminology to describe various conditions, including hemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic shock, and hemorrhagic fever.

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Related Concepts

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1. Bleeding: The process of losing blood from a wound or ruptured blood vessel.

2. Anemia: A condition caused by a lack of sufficient red blood cells to carry oxygen to the body's tissues.

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Culture

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In literature and art, hemorrhage is often used as a metaphor for excessive loss, destruction, or violence. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, the protagonist Raskolnikov experiences a 'hemorrhage of remorse' after committing a murder.

How to Memorize "hemorrhage"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a burst blood vessel, spilling blood rapidly onto a surface.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a wound or injury.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym H-E-M-O-R-R-H-A-G-E to remember the meaning: 'H' for hemorrhage, 'E' for excessive, 'M' for loss, 'O' for of, 'R' for blood, 'R' for rapid, 'H' for hemorrhage again, and 'A' for excessive loss.

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