[f. lympho- comb. form of LYMPH + Gr. -ραγία a bursting.] A discharge of lymph produced by the bursting of a lymphatic vessel.
1876. trans. Wagner’s Gen. Pathol. (ed. 6), 224. Lymphorrhagia is a term used to express the flow of lymph out of its natural channels.
1897. Allbutt’s Syst. Med., II. 1078. The debilitating effects of the recurring attacks of lymphorrhagia.
Hence Lymphorrhagic a., of or pertaining to lymphorrhagia.
1882. Quain’s Dict. Med., s.v. Lymphorrhagia, A lymphorrhagic diathesis.
