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Haemorrhage

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Bleeding noun · 86% connection

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, General medicine, Surgery, Emergency medicine.

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Blood extravasation noun · 86% connection

the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions

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Cerebral hemorrhage noun · 86% connection

bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain

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Epistaxis noun · 86% connection

bleeding from the nose

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Haemorrhagic stroke noun · 86% connection

stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

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Hemorrhage noun · 86% connection

the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel

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Hemorrhagic stroke noun · 86% connection

stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain

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Hyphema noun · 86% connection

bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye

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Metrorrhagia noun · 86% connection

bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)

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Nosebleed noun · 86% connection

bleeding from the nose

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Ulemorrhagia noun · 86% connection

bleeding of the gums

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Cardiac resuscitation noun · 85% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation noun · 85% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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CPR noun · 85% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Defibrillation noun · 85% connection

treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator)

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Kiss of life noun · 85% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation noun · 85% connection

an emergency procedure consisting of external cardiac massage and artificial respiration; the first treatment for a person who has col…

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Sepsis noun · 85% connection

the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -…