haemorrhage

Other forms: haemorrhages

Definitions of haemorrhage

1. noun

   the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
   synonyms: bleeding, hemorrhage

   types:

   haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke

   stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

   cerebral hemorrhage

   bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain

   blood extravasation

   the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions

   hyphema

   bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye

   metrorrhagia

   bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)

   epistaxis, nosebleed

   bleeding from the nose

   ulemorrhagia

   bleeding of the gums

   type of:

   harm, hurt, injury, trauma

   any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.