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hemorrhea

hemorrhea noun: loose flowing of blood; hemorrhage.

Noun

hemorrhea (uncountable)

  1. (dated, uncommon) Loose flowing of blood; hemorrhage.

Forms of hemorrhea

alternative formhæmorrhœa
alternative formhematorrhea

Origin of hemorrhea

From hemo- + -rrhea, from Ancient Greek: αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) in conjunction with ῥοία (rhoía, “flow”).

Words formed from hemorrhea

Questions about hemorrhea

What does hemorrhea mean?
Hemorrhea means loose flowing of blood; hemorrhage.
What part of speech is hemorrhea?
Hemorrhea is a noun.

Words near hemorrhea in the dictionary

  1. hemorrhagin
  2. hemorrhaging
  3. hemorrhagings
  4. hemorrhagins
  5. hemorrhagiparous
  6. hemorrhea
  7. hemorrheological
  8. hemorrheology
  9. hemorrhoid
  10. hemorrhoidal
  11. hemorrhoidals

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