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Hemorrhage

Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.

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Discharge 76% connected

To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a vessel.

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Eject 76% connected

To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a traitor from the country; to…

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Exhaust 76% connected

To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is exhausted by evaporation.

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Expel 76% connected

To drive or force out from that within which anything is contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as to expel air from a bellows.

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Harm 76% connected

Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.

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Hurt 76% connected

A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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Injury 76% connected

Any damage or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights, property, or interests of an individual; that which injures, or occasions wrong,…

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Release 76% connected

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

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trauma 76% connected

Serious emotional harm caused by a distressing event.

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Epistaxis 76% connected

Bleeding at the nose.

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Metrorrhagia 76% connected

Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.

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Nosebleed 76% connected

A bleeding at the nose.

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Flow 76% connected

imp. sing. of Fly, v. i.

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Hemorrhagic 74% connected

Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.

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Hemorrhagic 74% connected

Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or accompanied by, hemorrhage.

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Bleed 92% connected

To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely; to bleed at the nose.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bleeding 92% connected

of Bleed

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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