exsanguinate

 

exsanguinate (third-person singular simple present exsanguinates, present participle exsanguinating, simple past and past participle exsanguinated)

1. (transitive) To kill by means of blood loss.
2. (intransitive) To die by means of blood loss.
3. (transitive) To drain a body (living or dead) of blood.

 

erythrocytes

Red blood cells are also known as RBCs, red blood corpuscles (an archaic term), haematids or erythrocytes.

Ichor

In Greek mythology, ichor (Greek ἰχώρ) is the mineral that is the Greek gods' blood, sometimes said to have been present in ambrosia or nectar. When a god was injured and bled, the ichor made his or her blood poisonous to mortals.

The term ichor is often misused in fantasy contexts by authors trying to find a different word for "blood" or "ooze", to the point that it has become cliché. Author Ursula LeGuin, in "From Elfland to Poughkeepsie", calls the term "the infallible touchstone of the seventh-rate."