internal bleeding
idiom
: a loss of blood inside the body
The procedure may cause internal bleeding.
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This is the same woman who had nearly 20 units of blood replaced, but fortunately, suffered no serious internal bleeding or trauma to her neck, head, face or spine.
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Payne died of multiple traumas and internal bleeding after the fall, according to a post-autopsy report.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Blood tests can also measure red blood cell count to diagnose anemia, a sign of internal bleeding from the perforation.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
Most commercial rat baits contain either anticoagulants, which cause uncontrolled internal bleeding, or neurotoxins, which cause seizures and make an animal unable to control its limbs.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Payne died of multiple traumas and internal bleeding after the fall, according to a post-autopsy report.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
Blood tests can also measure red blood cell count to diagnose anemia, a sign of internal bleeding from the perforation.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
Most commercial rat baits contain either anticoagulants, which cause uncontrolled internal bleeding, or neurotoxins, which cause seizures and make an animal unable to control its limbs.
—Andy Newman, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Internal bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20bleeding. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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