hemostasis

noun

he·​mo·​sta·​sis ˌhē-mə-ˈstā-səs 

: arrest of bleeding

Examples of hemostasis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Werfen searches for advancements in diagnostics related to acute care, autoimmunity, transplant, transfusion and hemostasis. — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025

About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after percutaneous venous punctures. — Miami Herald, 25 July 2024

About LockeT Catheter Precision's LockeT is a suture retention device intended to assist in hemostasis after vascular catheter access. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek haimostasis styptic, from haimo- hem- + -stasis

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hemostasis

• anabasis
• cholestasis
• haemostasis
• hypostasis
• periphrasis
• atelectasis
• bronchiectasis
• homeostasis
• basis
• glacis
• mesas
• stasis

Medical Definition

hemostasis

noun

he·​mo·​sta·​sis

variants or chiefly British haemostasis

ˌhē-mə-ˈstā-səs 

plural hemostases -ˌsēz 

1

: stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow

2

: the arrest of bleeding (as by a hemostatic agent)