exsanguination

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ex·san·gui·na·tion | \(ˌ)ek(s)-ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈnā-shən

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Definition of exsanguination

: the action or process of draining or losing blood

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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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exsanguination

noun

ex·san·gui·na·tion | \(ˌ)ek(s)-ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈnā-shən

\

Medical Definition of exsanguination

: the action or process of draining or losing blood

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