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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Bleed and bleeding
Hello!
I wonder whether there is any difference between "bleed" and "bleeding" and whether they can be used interchangeably as a noun. (e.g. he developed a bleed/bleeding).
Thank you!!
I wonder whether there is any difference between "bleed" and "bleeding" and whether they can be used interchangeably as a noun. (e.g. he developed a bleed/bleeding).
Thank you!!
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Normally, 'bleed' is a verb only, so it sounds wrong as a noun. It seems to have been a noun long, long ago, when bleeding was a medical technique, when it meant a single instance of bleeding a patient.
- Normally, 'bleed' is a verb only, so it sounds wrong as a noun.
- It seems to have been a noun long, long ago, when bleeding was a medical technique, when it meant a single instance of bleeding a patient.
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Normally, 'bleed' is a verb only, so it sounds wrong as a noun. It seems to have been a noun long, long ago, when bleeding was a medical technique, when it meant a single instance of bleeding a patient.
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Thank you for your explanation!
I would
also go for "bleeding" but a few days ago I came across a medical
form used in the f
I wouldalso go for "bleeding" but a few days ago I came across a medical
form used in the f
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OK then, if the form mentions it, it must still be current. Be careful of using it outside that particular kind of case, though-- non-intracranial bleed, peritoneal bleed, etc.
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