Advanced Vocabulary - Bleeding and What the Heart and Blood Do

Bleeding and What the Heart and Blood Do 

beat verb

if someone’s heart beats, it makes the same sound and movements again and again as it pumps blood around their bod.

bleed verb

to have blood flowing from your body, for example from a cut.

clot verb

if blood or another liquid clots, or if something clots it, it becomes thick and stops flowing.

flutter verb

if your heart or pulse flutters, its regular movements suddenly become quicker because you are excited or nervous.

fur up

British if an artery furs up or is furred up, it becomes blocked.

haemorrhage verb

medical to lose a lot of blood from an organ inside your body because of an injury or another medical condition.

hammer verb

if your heart hammers, it has a strong fast beat, especially because you are afraid or nervous.

hemorrhage

the American spelling of haemorrhage.

jump verb

if your heart jumps, it suddenly feels as if it is not beating regularly, for example because you are frightened or excited.

lurch verb

if your heart or stomach lurches, it seems to suddenly jump because you are excited or upset.

palpitate verb

if your heart palpitates, it beats faster than usual.

pound verb

if your heart pounds, it beats strongly and quickly because you are nervous, excited, or afraid.

throb verb

if your heart throbs, it beats much harder and faster than usual.

thump verb

if your heart is thumping, you can feel it beating very fast, for example because you are angry, frightened, or excited.

weep verb

if an injury or sore place on the body weeps, blood or pus a yellow infected liquid comes out slowly.

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