Medical Dictionary
hemostasis
noun he·mo·sta·sis
plural he·mo·sta·ses \-ˌsēz\
Medical Definition of HEMOSTASIS
1
: stoppage or sluggishness of blood flow
2
: the arrest of bleeding (as by a hemostatic agent)
Variants of HEMOSTASIS
he·mo·sta·sis or chiefly British hae·mo·sta·sis \ˌhē-mə-ˈstā-səs\
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