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Haemorrhage
Meaning: Bleeding, especially heavy or uncontrolled bleeding.
In practice: A subarachnoid haemorrhage causes a sudden, severe thunderclap headache.
Word parts
- haemo- means blood
- -rrhage means bursting out, heavy bleeding
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
Quick check
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Which word means: Inflammation where a tendon or ligament attaches to bone.
Answer: Enthesitis
Which word means: The formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing blood flow.
Answer: Thrombosis
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