English Explanatory Dictionary

exsanguination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Bloodletting.
  2. Hemorrhage.
  3. Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
  4. The process of draining the blood of an animal.
  5. Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.

Pronunciation

/ɛkˌsæŋɡwɪˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-exsanguination.wav

Word forms

exsanguination exsanguinations

Etymology

From exsanguinate + -ion.

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