Removal of blood; making exsanguine.
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n.
1. depriving the body of blood; for example, as a result of an accident causing severe bleeding or - very rarely - through uncontrollable bleeding during a surgical operation.
2. a technique for providing a bloodless field to facilitate delicate or haemorrhagic operative procedures.
3. the removal of blood from a part (usually a limb) prior to stopping the inflow of blood (by tourniquet).
• exsanguinate vb.
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ex·san·gui·na·tion (ek-sang″wĭ-naґshən) extensive loss of blood due to hemorrhage.Medical dictionary. 2011.