Hemorrhage
/ˈhɛm.ər.ɪdʒ/noun
The escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel; to bleed heavily.
Did you know?Hemorrhage comes through French from Greek roots meaning “blood” and “to break/tear apart,” so the word literally frames bleeding as a violent rupture.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
haimorrhagia
“a bursting forth of blood; violent bleeding”
Late Latin
Latin
haemorrhagia
“bleeding, especially a profuse discharge of blood”
Old French
French
hemoragie
“hemorrhage; bleeding”
14th Century
English
hemoragie
“profuse bleeding”
Modern English
English
hemorrhage
“the escape of blood from a blood vessel; to bleed heavily”
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