EXSANGUINATION


Meaning of EXSANGUINATION in English

[ ɪkˌsaŋgwɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n , ɛk- ]

■ noun Medicine the action of draining someone or something of blood.

Derivatives

exsanguinate verb

Origin

early 20th cent.: from L. exsanguinatus 'drained of blood' (based on sanguis 'blood') + -ion .

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