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hemostases

hemostases is the plural 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 hemostases

What is hemostases the plural of?
Hemostases is the plural of hemostasis.

Words near hemostases in the dictionary

  1. hemosporidians
  2. hemosputum
  3. hemostaseologic
  4. hemostaseological
  5. hemostaseology
  6. hemostases
  7. hemostasia
  8. hemostasis
  9. hemostat
  10. hemostatic
  11. hemostatically

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