exsanguination
English
Etymology
From exsanguinate + -ion.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
exsanguination (countable and uncountable, plural exsanguinations)
- bloodletting.
- hemorrhage.
- slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
- (pathology) Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.sɑ̃.ɡi.na.sjɔ̃/
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Further reading
- “exsanguination”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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