HAEMORRHAGE


Meaning of HAEMORRHAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhemərɪdʒ ]

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. øøhaemorrhagic adj. [earlier haemorrhagy f. F h÷morr(h)agie f. L haemorrhagia f. Gk haimorrhagia f. haima blood + stem of rhegnumi burst]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.