hemostasis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌhiːməˈsteɪsɪs/, /hiːˈmɒstəsɪs/

Noun

hemostasis (uncountable)

1. (medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.

Related terms

• hemostatic
• hemodynamics

Translations

• French: hémostase
• German: Hämostase, Blutstillung
• Portuguese: hemóstase, hemostasia
• Spanish: hemostasia

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