haemorrhage meaning

UK /ˈhɛmərɪdʒ/ US 3 syllables

haemorrhage (noun): the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.

Spelling: haemorrhage (British) · hemorrhage (American)

Definition of haemorrhage

  1. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

    Synonyms: bleeding, hemorrhage

    Type of: injury

    Kinds: hemorrhagic stroke, cerebral hemorrhage, blood extravasation, hyphema, metrorrhagia, nosebleed, ulemorrhagia

    Related forms: haemorrhagic

How to pronounce haemorrhage

haemorrhage is pronounced /ˈhɛmərɪdʒ/ in British English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in GE · 11-letter words

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