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Haemorrhage (medicine)


haemorrhage
<physiology> The escape of blood from the vessels, bleeding.

Small haemorrhages are classified according to size as petechiae (very small), purpura (up to 1 cm) and ecchymoses (larger). The massive accumulation of blood within a tissue is called a haematoma.

Origin: Gr. Rhegnynai = to burst forth