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hémorragie

hemorrhage, heavy bleeding

noun eh-moh-rah-ZHEE Rare
Body & Health Medicine

Usage Note

Hémorragie is used medically for serious or uncontrolled bleeding, and figuratively for a rapid, damaging loss: une hémorragie de talents (a brain drain), une hémorragie financière (a financial hemorrhage). The related adjective is hémorragique; for the action of bleeding heavily, French uses saigner abondamment. Note the spelling: double r.

Examples

"L'hémorragie a été stoppée par les médecins."

Natural Translation

The hemorrhage was stopped by the doctors.

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