Definition of Haemostasia

1. Noun. Surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat).

Exact synonyms: Haemostasis, Hemostasia, Hemostasis
Group relationships: Operation, Surgery, Surgical Operation, Surgical Procedure, Surgical Process
Generic synonyms: Stop, Stoppage
Derivative terms: Hemostatic

Medical Definition of Haemostasia

1. The arrest of bleeding, either by the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical means. Origin: Gr. Stasis = halt This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haemostasia

haemosialemesis
haemosiderin
haemosiderin
haemosiderosis
haemosiderosis
haemosiderosis / haemochromatosis
haemospermia
haemospermia spuria
haemospermia vera
Haemosporidia
haemosporidian
haemosporidium
haemosporina
haemosporines
haemostasia (current term)
haemostasia (current term)
haemostasis
haemostasis
haemostat
haemostat
haemostatic
haemostatics
haemostatic collodion
haemostatic forceps
haemostatic techniques
Haemostrongylus vasorum
haemostyptic
haemosuccus pancreaticus
haemotachogram
haemotachometer

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