I. ˈhem-rij, ˈhe-mə- noun
Etymology: Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagia, from haimo- hem- + -rrhagia
Date: 1671
1. : a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels
2. : a rapid and uncontrollable loss or outflow
a financial hemorrhage
• hem·or·rhag·ic ˌhe-mə-ˈra-jik adjective
II. verb
( -rhaged ; -rhag·ing )
Date: 1928
intransitive verb
: to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding
transitive verb
: to lose rapidly and uncontrollably
hemorrhage money