[ 'hɛmərɪdʒ ]
( US hemorrhage )
■ noun
1》 an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel.
2》 a damaging loss of something valuable: a ~ of highly qualified teachers.
■ verb
1》 suffer a ~.
2》 lose or expend large amounts of (something), seemingly uncontrollably.
Derivatives
haemorrhagic ˌhɛmə'radʒɪk adjective
Origin
C17: alt. of obs. haemorrhagy , via L. from Gk haimorrhagia , from haima 'blood' + the stem of rhēgnunai 'burst'.