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hemostasis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hi mos′tə sis, hē′mə stā′sis, hem′ə-)

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he•mos•ta•sis (hi mos′tə sis, hē′mə stā′sis, hem′ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]

Medicinethe stoppage of bleeding.
Medicinethe stoppage of the circulation of blood in a part of the body.
Medicinestagnation of blood in a part.

Also, he•mo•sta•sia (hē′mə stā′zhə, -zhē ə, -zē ə, hem′ə-).USA pronunciation

Neo-Latin; see hemo-, stasis
1835–45

'hemostasis' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

haemostasis - electrohemostasis

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