or chiefly Brit  haem*or*rhage  n :  a copious discharge of blood from the blood vessels hem*or*rhag*ic or chiefly Brit  haem*or*rhag*ic  adj 
, or chiefly Brit  haemorrhage  vi, -rhaged  -rhag*ing  :  to undergo heavy or uncontrollable bleeding .
 
 
 
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