HEMOSTASIS


Meaning of HEMOSTASIS in English

/hi mos"teuh sis, hee'meuh stay"sis, hem'euh-/ , n. Med.

1. the stoppage of bleeding.

2. the stoppage of the circulation of blood in a part of the body.

3. stagnation of blood in a part.

Also, hemostasia /hee'meuh stay"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh, hem'euh-/ .

[ 1835-45; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .