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feminine
/emoˈraxja/
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Translation
haemorrhage
Word origin
From Greek haimorrhagia, formed from haima ('blood') and the root of rhegnynai ('to burst forth'). It entered Spanish through Latin as a medical term.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- haimorrhagia
- English cognates
- haemorrhage, haematology
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralhemorragias
Examples
sufrió interna.
The patient suffered an internal haemorrhage.
.
The doctors managed to stop the haemorrhage.
requiere .
A serious haemorrhage requires immediate attention.
provocó .
The wound caused heavy bleeding.
transfusión .
They gave him a transfusion because of the haemorrhage.
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