hemorrhea

English

Alternative forms

• hæmorrhœa (archaic)
• hematorrhea

Etymology

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

Noun

hemorrhea (uncountable)

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

Derived terms

• hemorrheal (rare)

Related terms

• hæmatorrhœa (archaic spelling)