hemorrhage Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
    bleeding; haemorrhage.
  2. verb lose blood from one's body
    shed blood; bleed.

WordNet

Hem"or*rhage noun
Etymology
L. haemorrhagia, Gr. blood + to break, burst: cf. F. hémorriage, hémorrhagie.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels. ✍ The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.

Webster 1913