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Cardiovascular

hemorrhage

HEM-or-ij

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Definition

Excessive bleeding from blood vessels

PathologyCardiovascular

Breakdown

Root

hem/o

blood

Suffix

-rrhage

bursting forth

Etymology

Greek: hem/o (blood) + -rrhage (bursting forth)

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Related Terms

hemostasis
hee-moh-STAY-sis
Physiology

Stoppage of bleeding; clot formation

Cardiovascularhem/o
hemoptysis
heh-MOP-tih-sis
Pathology

Coughing up blood from the respiratory tract

Respiratoryhem/o