hemorrhaging
Losing blood rapidly
Hemorrhaging is heavy, uncontrolled bleeding—the kind that's dangerous or fatal if not stopped.
The word applies literally to medical emergencies: The patient was hemorrhaging internally.
Figuratively, it describes rapid, alarming loss: a company hemorrhaging money, a campaign hemorrhaging voters.
The spelling haemorrhaging appears in British English.
Depletion of vital fluid
- exsanguinationSevere, fatal blood loss
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
hemophilia · coagulation · clotting · hemostasis · platelets · fibrin · plasma · anticoagulants
Physical or psychological harm
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- gashDeep, ragged incision
penetration · blunt force · crush injury · accident · fracture · puncture · incision · lesion
Expressing disapproval or importance
- life-threateningRisking death
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
ER · ICU · resuscitation · stabilization · shock · code blue · medevac · 911
blood loss
Depletion of vital fluid
- exsanguinationSevere, fatal blood loss
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
anemia · hemophilia · coagulation · clotting · hemostasis · platelets · fibrin · plasma · anticoagulants · warfarin
injury
Physical or psychological harm
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- woundCoiled, or an injury
gash · penetration · blunt force · crush injury · accident · fracture · puncture · incision · lesion · damage
critical
Expressing disapproval or importance
- life-threateningRisking death
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
ambulance · ER · ICU · resuscitation · stabilization · shock · code blue · medevac · 911 · first aid
losses
Things subtracted from standing
exodus · decline · attrition · budget · deficit · talent drain · capital flight · resources · erosion · shrinkage
- meat defectsbruising, discoloration, off odor, spoilage, freezer burn
- radiation harmradiation sickness, radiation poisoning, radiation burns, radiation dose, bone marrow failure
- illness symptomsfever, chills, aches, headache, cough
- financial lossesnet loss, operating loss, capital loss, profit loss, revenue loss
- wastingsquandering, frittering, splurging, overspending, misusing
- dyingdying, expiring, passing, passing away, perishing
hemorrhagingclotting
Blood solidifying process
coagulating · healing · stanching · hemostasis · uninjured
hemorrhagingaccumulating
Gathering in increasing quantity
gaining · amassing · accruing · stockpiling · hoarding
- hemorrhagic shockOrgan failure from severe bleeding
- hemorrhagic feverViral syndrome with bleeding
- hemorrhagic strokeBrain damage from bleeding