French word

hémorragie

Pronunciation

IPA/emoʁaʒi/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbleeding

Example

Il y a une hémorragie, appelez une ambulance.

There is bleeding; call an ambulance.

Illustration for hémorragie (bleeding)

More examples

La blessure a provoqué une hémorragie abondante.

The wound caused heavy bleeding.

Core concept

Blood rapidly pouring from a torn vessel, with the loss occurring externally or within the body.

Common phrases

  • hémorragie nasale

    nosebleed

  • arrêter l'hémorragie

    stop the bleeding

  • hémorragie abondante

    heavy bleeding

Similar words

saignement: Blood coming out of the body.

Definition in French

Perte de sang abondante, généralement soudaine, due à la rupture ou à la lésion des vaisseaux.

Word origin

The French noun hémorragie derives from Greek haimorrhagia through Latin, combining haima, 'blood', with a root referring to a rupture or flow.

Usage tips

  • Saignement is the broader everyday term for bleeding, whereas hémorragie usually signals a serious, abundant loss of blood.

Other meanings

  • hemorrhagenoun

Opposites

  • coagulationcoagulationnoun

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