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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Loose flowing of blood; hemorrhage. dated, uncommon, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

hemorrhagehemorrhage

Etymology

From hemo- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek: αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) in conjunction with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).

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