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bleeding
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bleed·ing  (bldng)
adj. & adv. Chiefly British Slang
Used as an intensive.

bleeding
Adjective, adv
Brit slang extreme or extremely: a bleeding fool
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Noun1.bleedingbleeding - the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
harm, hurt, injury, trauma - any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
haemorrhagic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke - stroke caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain
cerebral hemorrhage - bleeding from a ruptured blood vessel in the brain
blood extravasation - the leakage of blood from a vessel into tissues surrounding it; can occur in injuries or burns or allergic reactions
hyphema - bleeding into the interior chamber of the eye
metrorrhagia - bleeding from the uterus that is not due to menstruation; usually indicative of disease (as cervical cancer)
epistaxis, nosebleed - bleeding from the nose
ulemorrhagia - bleeding of the gums
Translations
Spanish bleeding [ˈbliːdɪŋ] adjsangrante

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Deitmer suggested that bleeding time should be used as a screening tool, based on the assumption that most cases of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage are related to functional platelet disorders.
Because EPO possesses antithrombotic properties, it may increase bleeding time.
The preclinical data from these studies showed no evidence of systemic plasmin activity, no consumption of coagulation factors and no effect on bleeding time.
 
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