—n.
1 an escape of blood from a ruptured blood-vessel, esp. when profuse.
2 an extensive damaging loss suffered by a State. organization, etc., esp. of people or assets.
—v.intr. undergo a haemorrhage.
Derivatives:
haemorrhagic adj.
Etymology: earlier haemorrhagy f. F heacutemorr(h)agie f. L haemorrhagia f. Gk haimorrhagia f. haima blood + stem of rhegnumi burst
Useful english dictionary. 2012.