hemostasis

English

Alternative forms

• haemostasis
• hæmostasis

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (haimóstasis, “styptic drug”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhiːməˈsteɪsɪs/, /hiːˈmɒstəsɪs/

Noun

hemostasis (usually uncountable, plural hemostases)

1. (medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.
   • 2005, W. Feil, Ultrasonic energy for cutting, coagulating, and dissecting, page 158:

     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.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with homeostasis.

Related terms

• hemoclip
• hemodynamics
• hemostat
• hemostatic (adj)

 

Translations

keeping blood inside a damaged vessel

• Finnish: verenvuodon tyrehdyttäminen, hemostaasi
• French: hémostase (fr) f
• German: Hämostase f, Blutstillung f
• Greek: αιμόσταση (el) f (aimóstasi), αιμοστασία (el) f (aimostasía)

  Ancient: αἱμόστασις f (haimóstasis)

• Indonesian: hemostasis (id)
• Korean: 지혈 (ko) (jihyeol)
• Portuguese: hemóstase (pt) f, hemostasia f
• Spanish: hemostasia (es)
• Swedish: hemostas (sv) c