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bleeding

n. uncountable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈbɫidɪŋ// UK //blˈiːdɪŋ// bleed·ing Archaic Humorous Informal Slang

n. the process of losing blood from your body because of a cut or injury. Doctors also use this word to describe how they stop blood from flowing during an operation.

n. the escape of blood from the circulatory system through ruptured blood vessels. In a clinical context, it refers to both spontaneous hemorrhaging and controlled blood loss during surgical procedures.


SIMPLE

The doctor applied pressure to stop the bleeding.

CONTEXTUAL

Internal bleeding can be difficult to detect without a proper medical scan or physical examination.

COMPLEX

The surgeon noted that the patient's bleeding was surprisingly minimal despite the complexity of the vascular repair performed during the three-hour operation.

Synonyms
Origin

By surface analysis, bleed + -ing.

Usage

Usually uncountable when referring to the biological process; occasionally used with 'a' in medical jargon to refer to a specific event ('a gastrointestinal bleeding').

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