The process by which blood flow is stopped This is another word to describe the processes of clot formation
Blood (hemo) stopping of flow (stasis) The termination of bleeding due to clotting and vasoconstriction Press the "back" button to return to where you came from
a process by which the blood in the vasculature flows and remains free of clots, yet permits the rapid formation of clots to prevent blood loss upon injury or rupture of blood vessels and promote repair to restore the integrity of the vasculature
hemostasis
Hyphenation
he·mos·ta·sis
Pronunciation
Etymology
() hemo- + stasis. From Ancient Greek αἱμόστασις (“styptic drug”).