bleeder

[blēd´er]

1. any blood vessel cut during surgery that requires clamping, cautery, or ligature.

2. slang term, now considered offensive, referring to a person who bleeds freely, especially one suffering from a condition in which the blood fails to clot properly, such as hemophilia.

bleed·er

(blēd'er),

1. Colloquialism for anyone suffering from hemophilia, Christmas disease, Osler disease, or another clotting disorder.

2. A blood vessel cut during a surgical procedure.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bleeder

(blē′dər)

1. A person, such as a hemophiliac, who bleeds freely or is subject to frequent hemorrhages.

a. Slang A blood vessel from which there is uncontrolled bleeding.

b. A blood vessel severed by trauma or surgery that requires cautery or ligature to arrest the flow of blood.

3. A person who draws blood from another; a phlebotomist.

Surgery
(1) An actively haemorrhaging patient
(2) A patient whose marrow has been ravaged by chemotherapy, and is thus highly susceptible to bleeding due to marked thrombocytopenia—e.g., < 10,000 platelets/mm3
(3) An overtly haemorrhaging blood vessel in an operative or endoscopic field
Vox populi Phlebotomist

bleeder

Surgery noun

1. An actively hemorrhaging Pt.

2. A Pt whose BM has been ravaged by chemotherapy, and is thus highly susceptible to bleeding due to marked thrombocytopenia–eg, < 10,000 platelets/mm3.

3. An overtly hemorrhaging blood vessel in an operative or endoscopic field. Cf 'Clotter' Vox populi Phlebotomist, see there.

bleed·er

(blē'dĕr)

1. A person with a hemorrhagic disease.

2. A blood vessel severed during surgery.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

bleeder

1. A person with HAEMOPHILIA or other bleeding disorder.

2. A person unduly prone to bleed.

3. A surgeon's term for an artery cut during an operation.

Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

bleed·er

(blē'dĕr)

A blood vessel cut during a surgical procedure.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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