hemostasis
English
/ˌhiːməˈsteɪsɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.
Etymology
Prefix from English stasis.
Origin
English
stasis
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adipostasis English
- angiostasis English
- bacteriostasis English
- bilirubinostasis English
- biostasis English
- chemostasis English
- ciliostasis English
- cryostasis English
- cytostasis English
- electrohemostasis English
- enterostasis English
- glucostasis English
- leukostasis English
- mesostasis English
- metallostasis English
- morphostasis English
- mucostasis English
- orthostasis English
- photostasis English
- stasimorphy English
- stasis English
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European