Autohemorrhage

/ɔːtoʊˈhɛmərɪdʒ/ noun

Internal bleeding caused by an organism's own pathological processes rather than external trauma.

From auto- (self) + hemorrhage (from Greek haima 'blood' + rhegnynai 'to burst forth'). Medical term for spontaneous bleeding originating from internal disease processes or autoimmune conditions.

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