Definition of Hemostasis

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

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

Definition of Hemostasis

1. Noun. (medicine countable uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hemostasis

1. [n -STASES]

Medical Definition of Hemostasis

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 Hemostasis

hemorrhagically
hemorrhaging
hemorrhoid
hemorrhoidal
hemorrhoidal vein
hemorrhoidals
hemorrhoidectomies
hemorrhoidectomy
hemorrhoids
hemosiderin
hemosiderins
hemosiderosis
hemostases
hemostasia
hemostasis (current term)
hemostat
hemostatic
hemostatics
hemostats
hemotaphonomy
hemothorax
hemotoxic
hemotoxicity
hemotoxin
hemotoxins
hemotoxylin
hemovanadin
hemovigilance
hemovore

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