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hemostasis

Also he·mo·sta·sia

[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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