Which term means to bleed severely?

• A. Hemorrhage
• B. Exsanguination
• C. Gross
• D. Ethanol

Answer: (A)

Bleeding terminology is centered on what happens to the blood vessels. Hemorrhage is the direct term for bleeding from a vessel, whether internal or external, and it encompasses significant, noticeable bleeding. Exsanguination describes an extreme outcome—loss of so much blood that life is endangered or the body is drained of blood. In the phrase “to bleed severely,” hemorrhage is the most fitting, as it specifically denotes the act or event of bleeding itself. The other options don’t fit that meaning: gross can mean obvious or large in size but isn’t a medical term for bleeding, and ethanol is simply alcohol.