- hemostasis
- noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek haimostasis styptic, from haimo- hem- + -stasis Date: 1843 arrest of bleeding
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Hemostasis — (or Haemostasis) refers to a process whereby bleeding is halted in most animals with a closed circulatory system.HistoryThe first medical description of the clinical and genetic features of hemostasis (concerning hemophilia) was by the so called… … Wikipedia
hemostasis — o hemóstasis (plural hemostasis) sustantivo femenino 1. Área: medicina Detención de una hemorragia por medios naturales o terapéuticos … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
hemóstasis — hemostasis o hemóstasis (plural hemostasis) sustantivo femenino 1. Área: medicina Detención de una hemorragia por medios naturales o terapéuticos … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
hemostasis — (De hemo y el gr. στάσις, detención). f. Med. hemostasia … Diccionario de la lengua española
hemostasis — [hē΄mō stā′sis, hem΄ōstā′sis] n. pl. hemostases [ModL < Gr haimostasis: see HEMO & STASIS] 1. the natural or surgical stoppage of bleeding 2. slowing or stoppage of the flow of blood in a vein or artery, as with a tourniquet, blood clot, etc … English World dictionary
hemostasis — (Del gr. haima, sangre + histemi, detener.) ► sustantivo femenino MEDICINA Detención, esporádica o artificial, de una hemorragia: ■ le produjeron la hemostasis con fármacos. IRREG. plural hemostasis * * * hemostasis (de «hemo » y el gr. «stásis» … Enciclopedia Universal
hemostasis — {{＃}}{{LM H40983}}{{〓}} {{［}}hemostasis{{］}} ‹he·mos·ta·sis› {{◆}}(pl. hemostasis){{◇}} {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} → {{↑}}hemostasia{{↓}}. {{★}}{{＼}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{／}} De hemo (sangre) y el griego stásis (detención) … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
Hemostasis — The stoppage of bleeding or hemorrhage. Also, the stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel or organ of the body. Hemostasis is the arrest of bleeding, whether it be by normal vasoconstriction (the vessel walls closing temporarily), by an… … Medical dictionary
Hemostasis, genetics of — Inherited factors that play a role in hemostasis, the stoppage of blood flow through a blood vessel. There is genetic regulation of proteins involved in hemostasis and atherothrombotic disorders, including myocardial infarction and stroke. People … Medical dictionary
hemostasis — /hi mos teuh sis, hee meuh stay sis, hem euh /, n. Med. 1. the stoppage of bleeding. 2. the stoppage of the circulation of blood in a part of the body. 3. stagnation of blood in a part. Also, hemostasia /hee meuh stay zheuh, zhee euh, zee euh,… … Universalium
