bleeding
noun[U]
uk/ˈbliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈbliː.dɪŋ/theprocessoflosingbloodfrom thebody:
Bloodclottingis the body's way tostopbleeding.
tostanch/staunch/stem(=stop)the bleeding
Some of theseremediescancauseinternalbleeding.
(in the past) atreatmentforillnessthat consisted of takingbloodfrom someone or making someoneloseblood:
Bleeding was one of the mostcommontreatmentsat thattime.
Thechildwas takenilland thedoctorrecommendedbleeding withleeches.
- Doctorsstruggledtostopthe bleeding.
- Sherushedover andappliedbandagestostanchthe bleeding.
- If the bleedingpersists, take thechildto ahospital.
- Millions ofAmericanspopthesepillsdaily, andcomplicationslikestomachbleedingleadto hospitalizations anddeathseachyear.
- Theconditioncancauseexcessivemenstrualbleeding.
- Treatmentstypicalof 18th-centurymedicineincludedbleeding,mercury,powerfullaxativesanddrugsthatinducedvomiting(emetics).
Disorders & diseases of the heart & blood
- acquired agammaglobulinemia
- agammaglobulinemia
- agnogenic myeloid metaplasia
- angina
- anti-anaemia
- Ebstein's anomaly
- economy-class syndrome
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- endocarditis
- eosinophilia
- fur
- haemophilia
- lockjaw
- paediatric thrombocytopenia
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pericarditis
- peripheral vascular disease
- POEMS syndrome
- Raynaud's disease
- varicose vein
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Alternative & traditional therapies
bleeding
adjective[before noun]
UKvery informaluk/ˈbliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈbliː.dɪŋ/used when you areannoyedwith something:
（不耐烦时）该死的I can't get the bleedingcartostart!我无法启动这该死的汽车！
Expressions of anger
- ay
- bally
- beg
- biscuit
- blast
- blasted
- bloody
- dash
- egad
- fie
- flaming
- flip
- flipping
- for crying out loud!idiom
- marry
- need
- precious
- put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it!idiom
- rats
- says who?idiom