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HEMOSTASIS

\hˈiːmə͡ʊstˌasiz], \hˈiːmə‍ʊstˌasiz], \h_ˈiː_m_əʊ_s_t_ˌa_s_i_z]\

Definitions of HEMOSTASIS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The process which spontaneously arrests the flow of blood from vessels carrying blood under pressure. It is accomplished by contraction of the vessels, adhesion and aggregation of formed blood elements, and the process of blood or plasma coagulation.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The arrest of hemorrhage.
Stoppage of the blood-current.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Stagnation of blood. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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