haemostasis

haemostasis

,

hemostasis

,

haemostasia

or

hemostasia

n

1. (Medicine) the stopping of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in an organ or part, as during a surgical operation

2. (Pathology) stagnation of the blood

[C18: from New Latin, from haemo- + Greek stasis a standing still]

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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

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Noun

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haemostasis - surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) haemostasia, hemostasia, hemostasis 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"

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