bleeding time

noun

: a period of time of usually about two and a half minutes during which a small wound (as a pinprick) continues to bleed

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“Bleeding time.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/bleeding%20time. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.

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