GC: n
S: (Medline – https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002373.htm#:~:text=Hemorrhage%20is%20the%20medical%20term,result%20in%20bleeding%20(hemorrhaging). (last access: 7 January 2025); NIH – https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/hemorrhage (last access: 7 January 2025).
N: 1. c. 1400, emorosogie (modern form by 17c.), from Latin haemorrhagia, from Greek haimorrhagia, from haimorrhages“bleeding violently,” from haima “blood”+ rhagē “a breaking, gap, cleft,” from rhēgnynai “to break, burst,” from Proto-Indo-European *uhreg- “break.”
2. An escape of blood from the vessels, either by diapedesis through intact capillary walls or by flow through ruptured walls.
- The term “hemorrhage” was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee (Canada).
3. Trauma, medical conditions and blood thinning medications can all lead to damage or injury to your blood vessels, which, in turn, cause hemorrhages. Hemorrhages can affect all types of blood vessels.
- Arterial hemorrhages can be life-threatening due to rapid blood loss, and the blood will come out in spurts, matching the patient’s heartbeat.
- Venous hemorrhages are less severe than arterial hemorrhages, but they are still significant and require medical attention.
- Capillary hemorrhages are the least severe, and the blood tends to ooze or trickle out of the wound. The bleeding may stop on its own.
4. Hemorrhages may also be broadly categorized into either external or internal:
- External hemorrhages occur when blood comes out of an opening on the skin. They often do not require a diagnosis.
- With internal hemorrhages, blood may pool inside the body or exit through the mouth, nose, anus, vagina, or urethra. They require medical attention.
5. Cultural interrelation: Medical dramas often feature patients with hemorrhages. An example of this would be episodes 9 and 10 of the fourth season of Grey’s Anatomy, during which a patient’s carotid artery bursts.
S: 1. Etymonline – https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=hemorrhage (last access: 7 January 2025). 2. TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=hemorrhage&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 7 January 2025). 3 & 4. Health – https://www.health.com/hemorrhage-8365051 (last access: 7 January 2025). 5. Fandom – https://greysanatomy.fandom.com/wiki/Nick_Hanscom (last access: 10 January 2025).
OV: haemorrhage (UK)
S: TERMIUM PLUS – https://www.btb.termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-eng.html?lang=eng&i=1&srchtxt=hemorrhage&codom2nd_wet=1#resultrecs (last access: 10 January 2025); GDT – https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/17028499/hemorragie (last access: 10 January 2025).
SYN: bleeding (depending on context)
S: GDT – https://vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/fiche-gdt/fiche/17028499/hemorragie (last access: 7 January 2025)
