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)
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)
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012