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hemostasis definition

hemo·sta·sis (hē′mō stā′sis, hem′ō-)

noun pl. hemostases -·ses

  1. the natural or surgical stoppage of bleeding
  2. slowing or stoppage of the flow of blood in a vein or artery, as with a tourniquet, blood clot, etc.

Etymology: ModL < Gr haimostasis: see hemo- & stasis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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