an abnormal severe internal or external discharge of blood It may be venous, arterial or capillary from blood vessels into tissues, into or from the body
A general term for loss of blood, often profuse, brought about by injury to the blood vessels or by a deficiency of certain necessary blood elements such as platelets
see haemorrhage. the American spelling of haemorrhage (hémorrhagie, from haemorrhagia, from , from haima ( HEMO-) + -rrhagia ). Escape of blood from blood vessels into surrounding tissue. When a vessel is injured, hemorrhage continues as long as the vessel remains open and the pressure in it exceeds the pressure outside of it. Normally, coagulation closes the vessel and stops the bleeding. Uncontrolled hemorrhage can result from anticoagulant therapy, hemophilia, or severe blood-vessel damage, leading to excessive blood loss and shock