n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ē -m ə - ' st ā -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek haimostasis styptic, from haimo- hem- + -stasis
Date: 1843
: arrest of bleeding
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ē -m ə - ' st ā -s ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek haimostasis styptic, from haimo- hem- + -stasis
Date: 1843
: arrest of bleeding
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012