Main Entry: ¹hem·or·rhage

Pronunciation: \ˈhem-rij, ˈhe-mə-\

Function: 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