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internal bleeding Etymology: L, internus, inward; AS, blod any hemorrhage from an internal organ or tissue, such as intraperitoneal bleeding into the peritoneal cavity or intestinal bleeding into the bowel. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Before leaving the hospital, Jimenez, still emotional, refused to allow doctors to insert a long tube down his throat to determine whether he was bleeding internally. A few years ago, physicians inserting stents administered massive doses of heparin and other blood thinners to prevent blockages, but the drugs caused bleeding internally and at the entry site for the catheter carrying the stent. Sam was in shock and bleeding internally," says former Tufts veterinarian Robert Murtaugh. |
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