internal bleeding
idiom
: a loss of blood inside the body
The procedure may cause internal bleeding.
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They can be used to diagnose muscle or bone conditions, identify bone breaks or fractures, locate tumors, infection or blood clots, help guide doctors during surgeries, biopsies or radiation therapy, and find places of internal bleeding after trauma.
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
The victim was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital, where he was treated for stab wounds and internal bleeding.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Those symptoms included diarrhea, vomiting, and internal bleeding.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
The fall broke his spine, clavicle and ribs; damaged his heart and lungs and caused internal bleeding, attorneys from Aspen law firm Kalamaya Goscha and Northglenn firm Ramos Law wrote in the complaint.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
The victim was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital, where he was treated for stab wounds and internal bleeding.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Those symptoms included diarrhea, vomiting, and internal bleeding.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
The fall broke his spine, clavicle and ribs; damaged his heart and lungs and caused internal bleeding, attorneys from Aspen law firm Kalamaya Goscha and Northglenn firm Ramos Law wrote in the complaint.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Internal bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20bleeding. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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