minimal bleeding
Very little blood
Minimal bleeding describes blood loss that is slight, limited, or well-controlled—not enough to cause concern.
Medical contexts use it to describe procedures or wounds with little hemorrhage: The surgery resulted in minimal bleeding.
It also appears in recovery instructions: Some minimal bleeding is normal after a tooth extraction.
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- clottingBlood solidifying process
- blood clotCoagulated mass in vessels
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
oozing · pinprick · scab · coagulation · tourniquet · apply pressure · pressure · gauze · first aid · wound · nick · scratch · bandage · suture · capillary · seepage · stanch · trickle
minimal bleedinghemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
massive bleeding · severe bleeding · exsanguination · heavy bleeding · excessive bleeding
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