hemorrhage
IPA: hˈɛmɝɪdʒ
noun
- A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
- (figurative) A sudden or significant loss
verb
- (intransitive) To bleed copiously.
- (transitive, figuratively) To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.
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Examples of "hemorrhage" in Sentences
- The cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage.
- Brain hemorrhage was cited as the cause of death.
- He died the following year of cerebral hemorrhage.
- Rectal hemorrhage refers to bleeding in the rectum.
- The inflammation can lead to hemorrhage and necrosis.
- The cause of death was a triple hemorrhage of her lungs.
- The herb is hemostatic so is unlikely to cause hemorrhage.
- Intravenous oxytocin is the drug of choice for postpartum hemorrhage.
- Cerebral vasospasm may arise in the context of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
- The presentation of bleeding depends on the amount and location of hemorrhage.
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