HEMORRHAGING

Verb

hemorrhaging

present participle of hemorrhage

Source: Wiktionary


HEMORRHAGE

Hem"or*rhage, n. Etym: [L. haemorrhagia, Gr. hémorriage, hémorrhagie.] (Med.)

Definition: Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.

Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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