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exsanguination

noun
ex·​san·​gui·​na·​tion | \ (ˌ)ek(s)-ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce exsanguination (audio) \

Definition of exsanguination

: the action or process of draining or losing blood
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Other Words from exsanguination

exsanguinate \ ek(s)-​ˈsaŋ-​gwə-​ˌnāt How to pronounce exsanguinate (audio) \ transitive verb

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 Both children died of exsanguination — a process that takes minutes, not seconds. — Maureen O’connor, The Cut, "The Nanny Murder Trial Is Impossible to Watch and Impossible to Look Away From," 18 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of exsanguination

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for exsanguination

Latin exsanguinatus drained of blood, from ex- + sanguin-, sanguis blood

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exsanguination

noun
ex·​san·​gui·​na·​tion | \ (ˌ)ek(s)-ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈnā-shən How to pronounce exsanguination (audio) \

Medical Definition of exsanguination

: the action or process of draining or losing blood

Other Words from exsanguination

exsanguinate \ ek(s)-​ˈsaŋ-​gwə-​ˌnāt How to pronounce exsanguinate (audio) \ transitive verb exsanguinated; exsanguinating

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