exsanguinated
Bled entirely dry
Exsanguinated means drained of blood.
The term appears in medical and forensic contexts to describe death from severe blood loss, or in technical descriptions of animal slaughter.
Figuratively, it can describe something drained of vitality or resources: The prolonged legal battle left the company exsanguinated.
Unhealthily lacking color
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- blanchedMade white by heat
- drainedEmptied of resources
bloodless · ghostly · cadaverous · colorless · whitened · chalky · lifeless · deathly pale
Profuse discharge of blood
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- bloodlettingTherapeutic withdrawal of fluid
hematology · blood loss · plasma · hemoglobin · arterial · venous · hemostasis · anticoagulant
Causing death or ruin
- deathCessation of life
- bleed outFatally lose blood
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- slaughterKilling for meat
victim · homicide · killing · mortal wound · perish · demise · slain · butchered
Sudden structural failure
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- faintnessVerge of swooning
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
weakness · clamminess · cold sweat · pallor · lightheadedness · confusion · thirst · unconsciousness
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- clampsFastening grip devices
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- ligatureCord for binding
- cauterizationBurning tissue medically
incision · dissection · artery · vein · suturing · gauze · drainage · operative
pallid
Unhealthily lacking color
drained · bloodless · ghostly · cadaverous · colorless · whitened · chalky · lifeless · deathly pale · waxy
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously
- anemiaRed cell deficiency
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
bloodletting · hematology · blood loss · plasma · hemoglobin · arterial · venous · hemostasis · anticoagulant · platelets
fatal
Causing death or ruin
slaughter · victim · homicide · killing · mortal wound · perish · demise · slain · butchered · corpse
collapse
Sudden structural failure
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- faintnessVerge of swooning
dizziness · weakness · clamminess · cold sweat · pallor · lightheadedness · confusion · thirst · unconsciousness · clammy skin
tourniquet
Compression band stopping hemorrhage
- clampsFastening grip devices
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- ligatureCord for binding
cauterization · incision · dissection · artery · vein · suturing · gauze · drainage · operative · sterile
vampire
Blood-drinking undead creature
bite · victim · drained · gothic · coffin · stake · immortal · count · crypt · prey