HÆMOSTASIA
\hˌamə͡ʊstˈe͡ɪzi͡ə], \hˌaməʊstˈeɪziə], \h_ˌa_m_əʊ_s_t_ˈeɪ_z_iə]\
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h[=e]-mo-st[=a]'si-a, n. stagnation of blood in any part: any operation for arresting the flow of blood, as the ligation of an artery.--adj. HÆMOSTAT'IC, stopping or preventing hæmorrhage, styptic. [Gr. haima, blood, stasis, a standing.]
By Thomas Davidson
