internal bleeding
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: a loss of blood inside the body
The procedure may cause internal bleeding.
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This is a concern for emergency personnel, Sylvia said, because lacerations of the femoral artery can lead to internal bleeding and relatively rapid death.
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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
Gilkey could not speak as doctors tried to reduce internal bleeding in his head.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Those crashes lead to concussions, musculoskeletal injuries and fatal internal bleeding, said Charles Jennissen, an Iowa pediatric emergency doctor who specializes in off-road vehicle injury research.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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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
Gilkey could not speak as doctors tried to reduce internal bleeding in his head.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Those crashes lead to concussions, musculoskeletal injuries and fatal internal bleeding, said Charles Jennissen, an Iowa pediatric emergency doctor who specializes in off-road vehicle injury research.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Internal bleeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/internal%20bleeding. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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