bleeding
Wound is seeping
Bleeding is the loss of blood from the body, whether from injury, surgery, or medical condition: The bleeding wouldn't stop.
Figuratively, bleeding describes continuous loss: bleeding money, bleeding support.
In British slang, bleeding is a mild intensifier expressing frustration or emphasis, a euphemism for bloody: I can't find my bleeding keys.
A bleeding heart is someone regarded as excessively sympathetic to the unfortunate—usually used dismissively.
Profuse discharge of blood
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- fibrinClot-forming protein
anticoagulants · transfusion · anemia · hemophilia · artery · vein · capillary · bloodletting
Torn, ragged wound
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- cutSeverance or reduction
- gashDeep, ragged incision
- punctureHole from penetration
abrasion · incision · scrape · scratch · graze · slash · tear · contusion
Punctuation ending sentences
- menstruationMonthly uterine bleeding
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
cramps · pads · tampons · heavy · light · irregular · breakthrough · implantation
Lasting psychological wound
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
pressure · bandage · gauze · ER · shock · critical · lifesaving · resuscitation
Flowing slowly through
- oozingLeaking viscously and slowly
- leakingAllowing unintended escape
- drippingRendered cooking fat
- weepingShedding tears audibly
flowing · spreading · permeating · saturating · staining · diffusing · running · smearing
Giving up something precious
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- offeringSomething presented or given
- altarSacred ritual table
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
covenant · purification · ceremony · sacred · rites · initiation · scarification · piercing
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
fibrin · anticoagulants · transfusion · anemia · hemophilia · artery · vein · capillary · bloodletting · phlebotomy
laceration
Torn, ragged wound
puncture · abrasion · incision · scrape · scratch · graze · slash · tear · contusion · bruise
period
Punctuation ending sentences
- menstruationMonthly uterine bleeding
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- flowUnbroken forward movement
spotting · cramps · pads · tampons · heavy · light · irregular · breakthrough · implantation · postpartum
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- triageSeverity-based prioritization
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
ambulance · pressure · bandage · gauze · ER · shock · critical · lifesaving · resuscitation · casualty
seeping
Flowing slowly through
weeping · flowing · spreading · permeating · saturating · staining · diffusing · running · smearing · creeping
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- offeringSomething presented or given
- altarSacred ritual table
atonement · covenant · purification · ceremony · sacred · rites · initiation · scarification · piercing · consecration
blimey
British surprise interjection
- Emergency MedicineEMT, emergency medicine, EMS, paramedic, paramedics
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- body functionsbreathing, digestion, heartbeat, circulation, respiration
- health effectsillness, disease, injury, harm, damage
- shaving problemsrazor burn, nicks, cuts, ingrown hairs, razor bumps
- bleeding heartOverly sentimental liberal
- internal bleedingBlood pooling inside tissues
- bleeding outDying from blood loss
- stop the bleedingControl active hemorrhage
- bleeding edgeUntested newest technology
- bleeding dryDepleting all resources gradually