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exsanguine

American  
[eks-sang-gwin] / ɛksˈsæŋ gwɪn /

adjective

  1. anemic; bloodless.

exsanguine British  
/ ɪkˈsæŋɡwɪn /

adjective

  1. without blood; bloodless or anaemic

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Other Word Forms

  • exsanguinity noun

Etymology

Origin of exsanguine

1640–50; < Latin exsangu ( is ) bloodless ( see ex- 1, sanguine) + -ine 1

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Many an exsanguine U.S. blood donor sighed with relief last week when he read an excited dispatch from London announcing that beef blood plasma can be used for human transfusions.

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