hæmostasis

A form of hemostasis — The regulated physiological process by which the body arrests bleeding at a site of vascular injury while preserving blood fluidity and normal circulation elsewhere.

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Meanings

nounhæmostasis (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of hemostasis.
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