Haemorrhage (Noun)
Meaning
The flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was rushed to the emergency room after suffering a severe haemorrhage from a gunshot wound.
- The doctor applied pressure to the wound to stop the haemorrhage and prevent further blood loss.
- The athlete was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a haemorrhage in her knee that required immediate surgery.
- The haemorrhage was so severe that the patient required multiple blood transfusions to replace the lost blood.
- The medical team worked quickly to repair the damaged vessel and stem the haemorrhage before it was too late.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Hyphema
- Nosebleed
- Ulemorrhagia
- Haemorrhagic Stroke
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Epistaxis
- Blood Extravasation
- Metrorrhagia