🇬🇧🇪🇸 hemorrhage - hemorragia : English Lesson

Meaning of "hemorrhage" ("hemorragia"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A hemorrhage is when a lot of blood suddenly escapes from a blood vessel because it is damaged. It can happen inside the body, like in the brain or stomach, or outside the body from a big cut. A hemorrhage is more than just a small scrape or nosebleed; it is serious, because the body can lose a lot of blood very quickly and needs medical help right away.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The school nurse said, “A real hemorrhage is an emergency, but this is just a mosquito bite and an overactive imagination.”

The doctor explained that a real hemorrhage is not like the tiny dot of blood I got from my heroic battle with a paper cut.

I told my friend that if he keeps picking his nose, one day he might cause a tiny nostril hemorrhage and scare himself silly.

My brother screamed he was having a toe hemorrhage, but it was one drop of blood and ten gallons of drama.

A brain hemorrhage is a type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain—definitely scarier than the ketchup ‘brain hemorrhage’ my brother made by smashing packets on his forehead at lunch.

On the trail, Anna fell and felt warmth flood her hand: a sudden hemorrhage. The nurse saw the hemorrhage and pressed cloth; the hemorrhage slowed, then a second hemorrhage surprised them and soaked the bandage. The team kept pressure until the hemorrhage eased; Anna breathed and smiled, grateful and shaken.

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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