Hemostasis Definition
hēmə-stāsĭs, hē-mŏstə-
hemostases
noun
The natural or surgical stoppage of bleeding.
Webster's New World
Slowing or stoppage of the flow of blood in a vein or artery, as with a tourniquet, by clotting, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- haemostasia
- hemostasia
- haemostasis
Other Word Forms of Hemostasis
Noun
Singular:
hemostasis
Plural:
hemostasesOrigin of Hemostasis
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hemo- + stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (haimostasis, “styptic drug”).
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