exsanguination

  1. Noun.  Bloodletting.
  2. Noun.  Slaughter of an animal by cutting its throat and allowing it to bleed out, especially for the production of halal and kosher meat.
  3. Noun.  (pathology) Excessive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.

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