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hemostasis

[ hi-mos-tuh-sis, hee-muh-stey-sis, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. the stoppage of bleeding.
  2. the stoppage of the circulation of blood in a part of the body.
  3. stagnation of blood in a part.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemostasis1

From New Latin, dating back to 1835–45; hemo-, stasis
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Example Sentences

Standing, as in hemostasis, the arrest of the circulation in the blood vessels of a part.

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