hemorrhage
noun
hem·or·rhage
| \ ˈhem-rij
, ˈhe-mə-\
, ˈhe-mə-\
Definition of hemorrhage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
medical
: a copious or heavy discharge of blood from the blood vessels
a cerebral hemorrhage postpartum hemorrhage stop the hemorrhage
2
: a rapid and uncontrollable loss or outflow
a financial hemorrhage
hemorrhage
verb
hemorrhaged;
hemorrhaging
Definition of hemorrhage (Entry 2 of 2)
: to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding
began to hemorrhage after the surgery
: to lose rapidly and uncontrollably
The company is hemorrhaging money.
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Other Words from hemorrhage
Noun
hemorrhagic
\ ˌhe-mə-ˈra-jik
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of hemorrhage in a Sentence
Noun
The patient suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. There is a possibility of hemorrhage with the procedure.Verb
The patient began to hemorrhage after the surgery.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The patient who prompted the warning was traveling in Kenya in the late summer of 2018 when a cerebral hemorrhage struck. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Got a horrifying foreign superbug? You may have more than one," 1 Aug. 2019 He was left unconscious for 24 hours after hitting his head on rocks and suffering multiple fractures, hemorrhages and bleeding of the brain. — David Matthews, courant.com, "7-foot-1 baseball player Loek van Mil, a former Rock Cat, dead at 34," 30 July 2019 The Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled that Hailey died from complications from blunt impact trauma of the head including skull fractures and subdural hemorrhage. — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com, "Suspended N.J. Police Officer Charged With Murder of 3-Month-Old Daughter," 18 July 2019 Doctors found tiny hemorrhages, indicating she had been strangled. — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, "Jury convicts Baltimore man of murdering ex-girlfriend on high school bleachers," 15 July 2019 When Logan is hospitalized after a debilitating brain hemorrhage, his adult children scramble for control of the company. — Los Angeles Times, "Matthew Macfadyen is as mortified by ‘Succession’ as you are," 8 Aug. 2019 Which makes sense, given the most common causes of maternal deaths are heart conditions, infection, hemorrhage, hypertension, and embolisms, per the CDC. — Nina Bahadur, SELF, "We Asked All 2020 Presidential Candidates Their Plans to Address the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis," 30 July 2019 After going to the hospital, Ngo said, he was diagnosed with a brain hemorrhage. — oregonlive.com, "Portland protests and violence are a hot topic for Fox News and conservative media," 3 July 2019 An article posted Sunday on Quillette.com about the incident said Ngo was hospitalized overnight with a brain hemorrhage after going to the emergency room with bruises and bleeding on his face. — Gillian Flaccus, Twin Cities, "Police seek suspects from Portland protests after fights break out, journalist is assaulted," 2 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Alaska’s oil industry employment started growing last year after hemorrhaging about 6,000 jobs from 2014 to 2018. — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, "Anchorage employment is taking longer to rebound from recession than Alaska as a whole," 8 Sep. 2019 Over the past decade, though, the network’s fortunes have fallen, and like many award shows, the VMAs hemorrhaged viewers in an era of peak TV and streaming. — Los Angeles Times, "At MTV VMAs, Lizzo, Taylor Swift, Latin pop and Missy Elliott dominate, as diversity rules," 26 Aug. 2019 The town hemorrhaged residents as the mining plant laid off workers, and nearby Ridgecrest grew larger as the nearby Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake expanded. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, "Trona Catholics kept the faith as their town declined. Then, two earthquakes shook their ‘gem in the desert’," 5 Aug. 2019 As La Prensa has hemorrhaged money, its newsroom has shrunk from 100 to about 35 journalists. — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, "Nicaragua’s Ortega is strangling La Prensa, one of Latin America’s most storied newspapers," 4 Aug. 2019 Later stories reveal that, even as Trump marketed himself as a preternaturally savvy businessman, his businesses were hemorrhaging cash, with losses between 1985 and 1994 exceeding a billion dollars. — Natasha Frost, Quartz, "No, Boris Johnson isn’t the UK’s Donald Trump," 25 July 2019 Over the last decade, Los Angeles County’s sprawling Metro system and smaller lines have hemorrhaged bus riders as passengers have fled for more convenient options — mostly, driving. — Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California Week in Review: Biggest budget in state history is signed," 29 June 2019 In both cases, the divorces are hemorrhaging trust. — David Lapp, National Review, "Restoring the Marriage Ecosystem," 25 July 2019 Fewer graduates are entering the profession while school systems, especially those in high-poverty neighborhoods, are hemorrhaging educators, Daire said. — Washington Post, "Amid teacher shortages, Virginia takes steps to lure students into the profession," 20 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hemorrhage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for hemorrhage
hemorrhage
noun
English Language Learners Definition of hemorrhage
(Entry 1 of 2)
medical
: a condition in which a person bleeds too much and cannot stop the flow of blood
hemorrhage
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of hemorrhage (Entry 2 of 2)
medical
: to bleed in a very fast and uncontrolled way
: to lose (people, money, etc.) in a very fast and uncontrolled way
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hemorrhage
noun
hem·or·rhage
| \ ˈhe-mə-rij
\
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Kids Definition of hemorrhage
: a large loss of blood
hemorrhage
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