Akademik

haemostasis

n. (US hemostasis) the stopping of the flow of blood.
Derivatives:
haemostatic adj.

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noun

surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

• Syn: ↑hemostasis, ↑hemostasia, ↑haemostasia

• Derivationally related forms: ↑hemostatic (for: ↑hemostasis)

• Hypernyms: ↑stop, ↑stoppage

• Part Holonyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process

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haemoˈstasis noun

Stoppage of bleeding or the circulation

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Main Entry: ↑haem-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.