If the aorta were ruptured the victim would exsanguinate. From Wordnik.com. [Heartbreak by Craig Raine] Reference
A broadhead to the heart and a person would exsanguinate in seconds, just like the deer. From Wordnik.com. [New Jersey Approves Crossbows For Archery Deer] Reference
In summer, biting insects can exsanguinate a mule; in winter, the cold can freeze your eyelids shut. From Wordnik.com. [Review of John Vaillant's "The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival"] Reference
Tip: make sure you have a clean towel on the bed to mop up, in case you exsanguinate during the act. From Wordnik.com. [Childbirth with Hypnosis « Awful Library Books] Reference
And that can lead to devastating amounts of blood loss to the point where somebody could actually exsanguinate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2007] Reference
Unfortunately, people like this will be holding up traffic for hours while the med techs patently wait for them to exsanguinate. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Fined for Inadequate Insurance] Reference
A woman could exsanguinate in ten to fifteen minutes from utenne hemorrhage, but it only took thirty seconds to bleed to death from a hole in the body's biggest artery. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent Cradle]
I ensure that the animals are properly stunned and then exsanguinate them. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Patients don't belch (they eructate), fart (they pass flatus), or bleed to death (they exsanguinate). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 3] Reference
In Holland, even the most pedantic scientist would not think of using Latinisms like decapitate or exsanguinate. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2] Reference
Yes, I have a death wish, my goal is to either get stabbed in the chest by a homeless person for not giving them money or cigarettes, go home and exsanguinate in my bathtub, to get poisoned somehow or to be hit by a car in traffic while walking, go home and die. From Wordnik.com. [Documenting Reality] Reference
My husband’s doctorliness directed me to keep pressure on it while he drove home so I didn’t exsanguinate heh and then we decided to keep on my sister’s bandage overnight. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Moley, Spazzwoman! « The Life and Times of Organic Mama] Reference
"But in our reports," he continued, "you'll read that we decapitate and subsequently exsanguinate them. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2] Reference
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