bleeding sickness

English

Etymology

From bleeding (“loss of blood, hemorrhage”) +‎ sickness.

Noun

bleeding sickness (countable and uncountable, plural bleeding sicknesses)

  1. (somewhat dated) Any disease, illness, or condition involving loss of blood from the body (e.g. menstruation, hemorrhages, haemophilia, etc.)

Synonyms

  • bleeder's disease
  • bleeding illness
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