exsanguinate

UK /ɛkˈsæŋɡwɪneɪt/ US /ɪkˈsæŋɡwəˌneɪt/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To drain (a living or dead body, or (medicine, surgery) a body part) of blood.

The substance of the brain was not congested but, on the contrary, exsanguinated.

At the battle of Ball's Bluff, I saw a soldier having a shot flesh-wound of the left arm, who was much weakened and exsanguinated from a venous hemorrhage that was caused by applying an improvised tourniquet above the wound (it was done by a comrade), and was readily stopped on removing the cause.

2

To kill (a person or animal) by means of blood loss.

And I do have to admit that once the episode revealed that the girls killed their dads because of a chromosomal predisposition, I made a note to have my daughter tested for that "exsanguinate your father" gene!

3

To bleed profusely; also, to die by means of blood loss.

Universal precautions may not always be instituted in emergencies, as the nurse may find herself with no time to put on a pair of gloves or put on a gown and mask. A few examples of emergency cases are: patients that start to exsanguinate, vomiting blood in a projectile manner all over the room, […]

He won't tolerate not doing a resection. Now let's get this stomach out and get out of here before he exsanguinates on the table!

4

To cause blood to drain from a body or body part, or profuse bleeding.

A mild galvanic current stimulates functional activity, promotes absorption; a stronger current contracts and exsanguinates.

If sterile blood [from a rat] is required an alternative method is to exsanguinate under terminal anaesthesia by withdrawing blood from the heart with a sterile syringe and needle.

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