Hemorrhage

{hem1 ’-or-aj) [_aijua, blood; prjyvvvai, to burst forth]. An escape of blood from the ve els, either by diapedesis through intact walls, or by rhexis through ruptured walls. H., Accidental, hemorrhage during pregnancy from premature detachment of the placenta when normally situated. H., Capillary, oozing of blood from the capillaries. H., Concealed, a variety of accidental hemorrhage in which the bleeding takes place between the ovum and the uterine walls, without escape from the genital tract. H., Consecutive, one ensuing some time after injur}7. H., Critical, occurring at the turning-point of a disease. H., Petechial, hemorrhage under the surface in the form of minute points. H., Postpartum, hemorrhage occurring shortly after labor. H., Primary, that immediately following any traumatism. H., Secondary, that occurring some time after the traumatism. H., Unavoidable, hemorrhage from detachment of a placenta previa. H., Vicarious, a discharge of blood from a part owing to the suppre ion of a flow in another part, as vicarious menstruation. 310