internal bleeding
idiom
: a loss of blood inside the body
The procedure may cause internal bleeding.
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Her egg was growing in her fallopian tube, which suddenly burst and caused potentially life-threatening internal bleeding.
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
The dog suffered internal bleeding and broken ribs, the arrest record says.
—Wztv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Following a life-threatening delivery, Becky went into cardiac arrest and suffered internal bleeding after the removal of her placenta, which had been lodged to her uterine wall.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Command vehicles respond to critical situations including not only car wrecks, but also childbirths in which women might have lost too much blood or medical situations where people might have internal bleeding, Krienke said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
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Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2024
The dog suffered internal bleeding and broken ribs, the arrest record says.
—Wztv Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
Following a life-threatening delivery, Becky went into cardiac arrest and suffered internal bleeding after the removal of her placenta, which had been lodged to her uterine wall.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Command vehicles respond to critical situations including not only car wrecks, but also childbirths in which women might have lost too much blood or medical situations where people might have internal bleeding, Krienke said.
—Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Internal bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20bleeding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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