Bleeding within the brain tissue; intracranial hemorrhage.
From Greek enkephalos (brain) + rhegnynai (to break, burst, or rupture), giving -rrhage/-rrhagia (bleeding). The -rrhag- root appears in words like hemorrhage and describes any abnormal bleeding.
Encephalorrhagia is one of the most urgent medical emergencies—a brain bleed is like a flood in the world's most delicate computer, pressing on neurons and destroying them within minutes, which is why stroke response is so time-critical.
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