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hæmostasis

hæmostasis is the alternative form of hemostasis.

Meaning of hemostasis

Noun

hemostasis (usually uncountable, plural hemostases)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually) The regulated physiological process by which the body arrests bleeding at a site of vascular injury while preserving blood fluidity and normal circulation elsewhere.
    • 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.2005, W. Feil, Ultrasonic energy for cutting, coagulating, and dissecting, page 158

Questions about hæmostasis

What is hæmostasis the alternative form of?
Hæmostasis is the alternative form of hemostasis.

Words near hæmostasis in the dictionary

  1. hæmorrhoidal
  2. hæmorrhoids
  3. hæmorrhœa
  4. hæmorrhœæ
  5. hæmosiderosis
  6. hæmostasis
  7. hæmostatic
  8. hæresiarch
  9. hæresie
  10. hæresies
  11. hæresy

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