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haemostasis

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haemostasis, (US) haemostasia, (US) hemostasis or (US) hemostasia (ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪsɪs, ˌhɛm-, ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪʒɪə, -ʒə, ˌhɛm-)
 
n
1.  the stopping of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in an organ or part, as during a surgical operation
2.  stagnation of the blood
 
[C18: from New Latin, from haemo- + Greek stasis a standing still]
 
haemostasia, (US) haemostasia, (US) hemostasis or (US) hemostasia
 
n
 
[C18: from New Latin, from haemo- + Greek stasis a standing still]
 
hemostasis, (US) haemostasia, (US) hemostasis or (US) hemostasia
 
n
 
[C18: from New Latin, from haemo- + Greek stasis a standing still]
 
hemostasia, (US) haemostasia, (US) hemostasis or (US) hemostasia
 
n
 
[C18: from New Latin, from haemo- + Greek stasis a standing still]

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Haemostasis is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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haemostasis

noun
surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) [syn: hemostasis
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