hemostasis

noun he·mo·sta·sis \ˌhē-mə-ˈstā-səs\

Definition of HEMOSTASIS

: arrest of bleeding

New Latin, from Greek haimostasis styptic, from haimo- hem- + -stasis

First Known Use: 1843

Medical Dictionary

noun he·mo·sta·sis

plural he·mo·sta·ses \-ˌsēz\

: stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow

: the arrest of bleeding (as by a hemostatic agent)

he·mo·sta·sis or chiefly British hae·mo·sta·sis \ˌhē-mə-ˈstā-səs\

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