🇬🇧 Haemorrhage meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A haemorrhage is when a blood vessel in the body gets damaged and a lot of blood suddenly leaks out. It is more than a tiny nosebleed or a small cut—it is a big, serious flow of blood that doctors need to stop quickly so the person can stay safe and healthy.

My sister painted such a big red scribble on her drawing that the teacher said it looked like a crayon haemorrhage.

In our biology skit, the blood cells ran around shouting, “Haemorrhage alarm! Plug the hole!” like tiny firefighters.

The vampire bat refused to drink from a haemorrhage because he preferred his blood “in snack-sized portions.”

When my brother squeezed the ketchup bottle too hard, there was a hamburger haemorrhage all over the table.

A haemorrhage can happen inside the body where you can’t even see the blood, which is why doctors use scans and tests to find and stop it quickly.

A haemorrhage gushed from the cyclist's thigh after the fall; the haemorrhage sprayed onto the road. She pressed a shirt hard, feeling the haemorrhage slow. Neighbours called for help, shouting that the haemorrhage looked bad. Later, the siren came and a nurse patched the wound; the cyclist sighed as the haemorrhage finally stopped.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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