hemostasis
hemostasis · hemostases
Hämostase, Blutstillung
The regulated physiological process by which the body arrests bleeding at a site of…The regulated physiological process by which the body arrests bleeding at a site of vascular injury while preserving blood fluidity and normal circulation elsewhere.
/ˌhiːməˈsteɪsɪs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable, usually)The regulated physiological process by which the body arrests bleeding at a site of vascular injury while preserving blood fluidity and normal circulation elsewhere.
Hämostase, Blutstillung
More definitions
- surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
Translations
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By meaning 1
keeping blood inside a damaged vessel:
Origin
From hemo- + stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (haimóstasis, “styptic drug”).From hemo- + stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (haimóstasis, “styptic drug”).
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Forms
plural: hemostasesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat):haemostasishemostasiahaemostasia
Word family
5 related wordsDerivedelectrohemostasis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable