HAEMOSTASIS

hemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia

(noun) surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

haemostasis (usually uncountable, plural haemostases)

(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemostasis

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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