haemorrhage
part of speech
noun (a haemorrhage, haemorrhages); verb (haemorrhage, haemorrhages, haemorrhaged, haemorrhaging); US hemorrhage
meaning for a pupil
1) (medicine) A lot of bleeding from a broken blood vessel, inside or outside the body; a serious emergency. tree →
2) (verb) To bleed heavily. tree →
3) (informal, money) To lose a lot of something very fast: the club is haemorrhaging money. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and first-aid lessons a haemorrhage means serious bleeding: call 999 / 911 / 000 / 112 and press on the wound. In news, a brain haemorrhage is a kind of stroke. In business news it describes losing money or people quickly. Phrases: brain haemorrhage, internal haemorrhage, haemorrhaging money.
examples
- The footballer was rushed to hospital with an internal haemorrhage. tree →
- A brain haemorrhage is a medical emergency. tree →
- Press firmly on a wound to slow a haemorrhage. tree →
- The shop was haemorrhaging money and had to close. tree →
- Doctors stopped the haemorrhage during the operation. tree →
- The team was haemorrhaging players to bigger clubs. tree →
note
Hard spelling: h-a-e-m-o-r-r-h-a-g-e (UK) or h-e-m-o-r-r-h-a-g-e (US): double r, then h. Pronounced HEM-uh-rij. Safety: heavy bleeding always needs an adult and emergency help.
Trees and pragmatics
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