noun
definition
A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
example
We got news that he died of a hemorrhage.
verb
definition
To bleed copiously.
example
He's hemorrhaging!
definition
To lose (something) in copious quantities.
example
The company hemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt.
Examples of hemorrhage in a Sentence
A burst blood vessel in the brain followed by uncontrolled bleeding (intracerebral hemorrhage) can cause a fetal stroke, or a clot (embolism) can obstruct a cerebral blood vessel.
A purulent exudate extends along the meningeal membranes, accompanied by hemorrhage and thrombosis.
As NSAIDs can interfere with platelet function, they should be used with caution in patients with intracranial hemorrhage and bleeding diathesis.
Jejunal diverticulosis occasionally presents as an emergency with perforation, obstruction or gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
Ruptured ectopic pregnancy is a common cause of massive intraperitoneal hemorrhage in developing countries.
Our dear friend, Ann Bowling, suffered a fatal cerebral hemorrhage.
Average or large doses of warfarin in humans may cause hemorrhage.
In addition, the powder from dried laurel leaves is good for stopping hemorrhage from the nose.
There are, however, isolated case reports of such leiomyomas giving rise to complications including gastrointestinal hemorrhage and obstruction.
Black, tarry stools may indicate a hemorrhage from an ulcer of the stomach or the intestine.
The sole failure in the newly diagnosed group died early from an intracranial hemorrhage.
The major achievement of 2005 has been to maintain the level of membership, staunching the hemorrhage of recent years.
My son, who is 41, has been taken into hospital with a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Screening is therefore only suggested if a close family member has had a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
An MRI scan helped accurately identify that Dylan had a rare subdural hemorrhage whilst still in his mothers womb.
Aspirin therapy is not associated with an increased risk for retinal or vitreous hemorrhage.
Long-term warfarin treatment did not appear to lead to an increased risk of major hemorrhage or stroke.
Gary Coleman died May 28, 2010 after suffering from a brain hemorrhage.
Shortly after his emergency appendicitis surgery, Bret Michaels was hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage.
Doctors admitted Michaels after discovering that he had suffered a massive subarachnoid brain hemorrhage that was causing bleeding at his brain stem.
The most common cause of this type of hemorrhage is a ruptured aneurysm, though no reports have surfaced regarding whether or not this was the cause of Michaels' condition.
The intestinal tract begins to hemorrhage and diarrhea starts.
A subarachnoid hemorrhage can lead to stroke, seizures, permanent brain damage, and other complications.
A tiny purple or red spot on the skin resulting from a hemorrhage under the skin's surface.
In rare instances, however, ITP can cause life-threatening hemorrhage or bleeding into the central nervous system.
It is helpful to remember that ITP, whether acute or chronic, has an excellent prognosis and may cause bleeding but not life-threatening hemorrhage in most cases.
Gross examination is an important aid to differentiating a subarachnoid hemorrhage from a traumatic tap.
High levels are seen in many conditions, including bacterial and fungal meningitis, tumors, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and traumatic tap.
This enzyme is elevated in bacterial and fungal meningitis, malignancy, and subarachnoid hemorrhage.
This value is subtracted from the CSF WBC count to eliminate WBCs derived from hemorrhage or traumatic tap.
In people who have bleeding disorders, lumbar puncture can cause hemorrhage that can compress the spinal cord.
A stroke may be caused by a blood clot or by hemorrhage due to a burst blood vessel.
Bleeding (hemorrhage) inside the skull may accompany a head injury and cause additional damage to the brain.
This condition is called intracerebral hemorrhage or intracerebral contusion (from the word for bruising).
Epileptic seizures may occur after a severe head injury, especially a penetrating brain injury, a severe skull fracture, or a serious brain hemorrhage.
Kahana. "Fatal hemorrhage following male ritual circumcision."
Surgery may be necessary to correct blood losses caused by injury or hemorrhage (nose bleeds, aneurysm, cerebral hemorrhage, bleeding ulcer) or childbirth.
Other maternal complications include premature delivery and increased rates of delivery by cesarean section, as well as hemorrhage after delivery.
This condition accelerates clotting, which ironically can result in hemorrhage when the clotting factors are exhausted.
Hypoprothrombinemia is a congenital deficiency of clotting factors that can lead to hemorrhage.
Symptoms may include minute spots of hemorrhage on the skin, and purple patches or hematomas caused by bleeding under the skin.
Symptoms include sudden onset of small bruises or spots of hemorrhage on the skin or bleeding into mucous membranes (such as nosebleeds).
Easy bruising, profuse nosebleeds, postpartum hemorrhage, excessively prolonged or heavy menstrual bleeding, and postsurgical hemorrhage may also result.
Heparin, an anticoagulant, has been controversial in treating DIC, but it is often used as a last resort to stop hemorrhage.
Hemorrhage from a coagulation disorder, particularly into the brain or digestive track, can prove fatal.
Surgery or trauma can result in life-threatening hemorrhage and must be carefully managed.
People with hemophilia are at very high risk of severe, heavy, uncontrollable bleeding (hemorrhage) from injuries such as motor vehicle accidents and also from surgery.
Appropriate treatment of hemophilia can decrease suffering and be lifesaving in the presence of hemorrhage.
The presence of such antibodies may greatly hamper efforts to prevent or stop a major hemorrhage.
Those individuals who require dental work or any type of surgery may need to be pre-treated with an infusion of factor VIII to avoid hemorrhage.