hemostasis
he·mo·sta·sis
noun \ˌhē-mə-ˈstā-səs\Definition of HEMOSTASIS
: arrest of bleeding
Origin of HEMOSTASIS
New Latin, from Greek haimostasis styptic, from haimo- hem- + -stasis
First Known Use: 1843
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