n. & v. (US hemorrhage)
n. 1 an escape of blood from a ruptured blood-vessel, esp. when profuse. 2 an extensive damaging loss suffered by a State. organization, etc., esp. of people or assets.
v.intr. undergo a haemorrhage. haemorrhagic adj.
[ earlier haemorrhagy f. F hémorr(h)agie f. L haemorrhagia f. Gk haimorrhagia f. haima blood + stem of rhegnumi burst ]