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Exsanguination

//ɛkˌsæŋɡwɪˈneɪʃən// noun

Definitions

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

    "Solutrean points resemble the canines of the sabre-toothed cats. Indeed, they may have killed in a similar way - by exsanguination."

  5. 5
    Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From exsanguinate + -ion.

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