HEMOSTASIS


Meaning of HEMOSTASIS in English

ˌhēməˈstāsə̇s noun

( plural hemosta·ses -əˌsēz)

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

1. : stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow

2. : arrest of bleeding (as by a hemostatic agent)

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