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

(medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • haemostasia
  • hemostasia
  • haemostasis

Other Word Forms of Hemostasis

Noun

Singular:
hemostasis
Plural:
hemostases

Origin of Hemostasis

  • hemo- +‎ stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (haimostasis, “styptic drug”).

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