Haemorrhage

/ˈhɛmərɪdʒ/ noun, verb

Definition

Serious bleeding from a blood vessel inside the body, or to lose blood heavily.

Etymology

From Greek 'haima' (blood) and 'rhegnynai' (to break, burst). The literal meaning is 'blood bursting forth.' The spelling with 'ae' is British English; American English uses 'hemorrhage' with just 'e'.

Kelly Says

Greek medical terminology built modern medicine—'haem/hem' (blood), 'cardio' (heart), 'phlebotomy' (vein cutting) all come from Greek, because doctors training in Alexandria 2,000 years ago spoke Greek!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ልብ ነጥብ
lib ne-tib
ARالعربية
نزيف (نزيف)
ni-zeef
BNবাংলা
রক্তপাত
rokt-pa-at
CACatalà
emissió de sang
e-mis-see-o de sang
CSČeština
krvácení
krva-ce-ni
DADansk
blødning
blod-ning
DEDeutsch
Blutung
bloot-ung
ELΕλληνικά
αιμορραγία
a-i-mor-ra-gia
ESEspañol
hemorragia
he-mor-ra-gia
FAفارسی
خونریزی
kho-on-ri-zi
FISuomi
veren vuodon
ve-ren vuu-o-don
FRFrançais
hémorragie
e-mor-ra-zhi
GUGU
રોગ માં રક્ત
ro-g ma-an rak-t
HAHA
sanyi da gida
san-yi da gi-da
HEעברית
דימום
di-mom
HIहिन्दी
रक्तस्राव
rak-ta-sra-av
HUMagyar
vérzés
ver-zes
IDBahasa Indonesia
perdarahan
per-da-ra-han
IGIG
ịgba ọbara
ee-gba o-ba-ra
ITItaliano
emorragia
e-mor-ra-gia
JA日本語
出血 (しっ血)
shi-ch-ket
KKKK
көк-төбе
kok-to-be
KMKM
រោគ ឈាម
ro-ok chea-m
KO한국어
출혈 (출혈)
chul-hyeol
MRMR
रक्ताचा फुफ्फुस
rak-ta-cha pu-p-fus
MSBahasa Melayu
pendarahan
pen-da-ra-han
MYမြန်မာ
ရွာ တွင်း သွေး
ya-wa-twin swe
NLNederlands
bloeding
bloe-ding
NONorsk
blødning
blod-ning
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂਨ spu-n
khoo-n spu-n
PLPolski
krwawienie
krwa-wie-nie
PTPortuguês
hemorragia
he-mor-ra-gia
RORomână
hemoragie
he-mor-a-gie
RUРусский
кровотечение
kro-vo-te-che-niye
SVSvenska
blödning
blod-ning
SWKiswahili
kuja damu
koo-ja da-mu
TAதமிழ்
இரத்தப்போக்கு
i-rat-tap-po-ku
TEతెలుగు
రక్తస్రావం
rak-ta-sra-avam
THไทย
เลือดออก
leo-d ao-k
TLTL
pag-a-a ng dugo
pa-ga-a ng doo-go
TRTürkçe
kanam
ka-nam
UKУкраїнська
кровотеча
kro-vo-te-cha
URاردو
خون بہہنا
khoon ba-he-na
VITiếng Việt
출혈
chul-hyeol
YOYO
ìgbà ọ̀rọ̀
ee-gba o-ro
ZH中文
出血 (chūxī)
choo-shee
ZUZU
ukuthiwa kwesifuba
oo-koo-thee-wa kwes-ee-fuba

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