Meanings
nounbleeding sickness (countable and uncountable, plural bleeding sicknesses)
plural bleeding sicknesses
- countabledateduncountableAny disease, illness, or condition involving loss of blood from the body (e.g. menstruation, hemorrhages, haemophilia, etc.)
Synonyms: bleeder's disease, bleeding illness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny disease, illness, or condition involving loss of blood from the body (e.g. menstruation, hemorrhages, haemophilia, etc.)
Similar
bleeder's diseasebleeding illness
Also see
Origin
From bleeding (“loss of blood, hemorrhage”) + sickness.
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bleeding sickness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleeding%20sickness
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“bleeding sickness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleeding%20sickness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bleeding sickness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleeding%20sickness.
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