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hemostasis

noun
/ˌhiːməˈsteɪsɪs/

Etymology

From hemo- + stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (haimóstasis, “styptic drug”).

  1. derived from στάσις
  2. borrowed from stasis
  3. prefixed as hemostasis — “hemo + stasis”

Definitions

  1. The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.

    • A complete hemostasis is achieved with a minimal risk of injury to the trachea when using level 3 with the blunt side of the active blade.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hemostasis. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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