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Blutung

bleeding

noun BLOO-toong Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Also means

haemorrhage

Usage Note

Blutung is bleeding or haemorrhage, from the verb bluten (to bleed). Internal bleeding is innere Blutung; the plural is used for repeated or multiple episodes. To staunch it is eine Blutung stillen.

Examples

"Die innere Blutung musste sofort gestoppt werden."

Natural Translation

The internal bleeding had to be stopped immediately.

Literal Translation

The internal bleeding had-to immediately stopped be.

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