exsanguination

Meaning

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

Synonyms

bloodletting

indentation

phlebotomy

avascularization

Translations

sagnia

αφαίμαξη

exsanguination

dissanguamento

emodiluizione

sangarrèra

Etymology

From exsanguinate + -ion.