internal bleeding
idiom
: a loss of blood inside the body
The procedure may cause internal bleeding.
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Hunt recently reposted a report that the agent who shot Good suffered internal bleeding.
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Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
The extent of Ross' internal bleeding was not immediately clear.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
This is a concern for emergency personnel, Sylvia said, because lacerations of the femoral artery can lead to internal bleeding and relatively rapid death.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Infection can range from mild flu-like illness to severe disease involving internal bleeding, organ failure, and death.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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Aarón Torres, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
The extent of Ross' internal bleeding was not immediately clear.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
This is a concern for emergency personnel, Sylvia said, because lacerations of the femoral artery can lead to internal bleeding and relatively rapid death.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Infection can range from mild flu-like illness to severe disease involving internal bleeding, organ failure, and death.
—New Atlas, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Internal bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20bleeding. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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