HyperDic: hemostasis

English > 1 sense of the word hemostasis:
NOUNacthemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasiasurgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
English > hemostasis: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningsurgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat).
Synonymshaemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia
Part ofoperation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical processA medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Broaderstop, stoppageThe act of stopping something
Spanishhemostasia
Catalanhemostàsia
Adjectiveshemostatictending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

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