emorragia

hemorrhage, bleeding

noun eh-mor-rah-JEE-ah Rare

Origin: From Greek haimorrhagia, from haima (blood) + rhegnynai (to burst).

Usage Note

Emorragia refers to heavy or pathological bleeding: emorragia cerebrale (cerebral hemorrhage), emorragia interna (internal bleeding). It is a medical term with no common colloquial equivalent — everyday minor bleeding is sanguinamento or perdita di sangue. Figuratively, un'emorragia di talenti (a brain drain) appears in economic journalism.

Examples

"Il paziente ha avuto un'emorragia interna."

Natural Translation

The patient had an internal hemorrhage.

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