noun
surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
• Syn: ↑hemostasis, ↑haemostasis, ↑haemostasia
• Derivationally related forms: ↑hemostatic (for: ↑hemostasis)
• Part Holonyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
Useful english dictionary. 2012.