hemostasis

he·mo·sta·sis  (hm-stss, h-mst-) also he·mo·sta·sia (hm-stzh, -zh-, -z-)

n.

1. The stoppage of bleeding or hemorrhage.

2. The stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel or body part.

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hemostasis, haemostasis

the stoppage of bleeding or cessation of the circulation of the blood; stagnation of the blood in a part of the body. Also hemostasia, haemostasia.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

hemostasis - surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" stop, stoppage - the act of stopping something; "the third baseman made some remarkable stops"; "his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood"