Exsanguination (also known colloquially as bleeding out)'s the fatal process of total hypovolemia (blood loss). It's most commonly known as "bleeding to death". The word itself originated from Latin: ex ("out of") and sanguis ("blood"). Slaughter of animals in meat industry Exsanguination's used as a method of slaughter. As a humane method of slaughter, before the incision's made, the animal, depending on species,'s rendered insensible to pain by various methods including captive bolt, electr… (More on Exsanguination)