exsanguination
noun
ex·san·gui·na·tion (ˌ)ek(s)-ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈnā-shən 
: the action or process of draining or losing blood
exsanguinate
ek(s)-ˈsaŋ-gwə-ˌnāt
transitive verb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Her attacker inflicted so many wounds — many of them 5 inches deep — that Kupfer died from exsanguination, according to the autopsy. 
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Don’t those guys deserve a little painful exsanguination? Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 The official cause of death was listed as exsanguination and avulsion of the right internal thoracic artery, Schuck said in a media release obtained by the Indy Star. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021 The black flies that Dr. Currie studies have reputedly killed large mammals when swarming them (perhaps by shock rather than what is delicately referred to as exsanguination). James Gorman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2019 Both children died of exsanguination — a process that takes minutes, not seconds. Maureen O’connor, The Cut, 18 Mar. 2018
Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Don’t those guys deserve a little painful exsanguination? Kyle Smith, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022 The official cause of death was listed as exsanguination and avulsion of the right internal thoracic artery, Schuck said in a media release obtained by the Indy Star. Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2021 The black flies that Dr. Currie studies have reputedly killed large mammals when swarming them (perhaps by shock rather than what is delicately referred to as exsanguination). James Gorman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2019 Both children died of exsanguination — a process that takes minutes, not seconds. Maureen O’connor, The Cut, 18 Mar. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Latin exsanguinatus drained of blood, from ex- + sanguin-, sanguis blood
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
exsanguination
noun
ex·san·gui·na·tion (ˌ)ek(s)-ˌsaŋ-gwə-ˈnā-shən
: the action or process of draining or losing blood