Hemostasis
Also called Stopping bleeding
SurgeryEmergency MedicineEssential
The physiological process stopping bleeding through vasoconstriction, platelet aggregation, and coagulation.
Korean
지혈
혈관 수축·혈소판 응집·응고 연쇄 반응을 통해 출혈을 멈추는 생리적 과정.
French
Hémostase
Processus physiologique arrêtant le saignement par vasoconstriction, agrégation plaquettaire et coagulation.
Word parts
hem/oRoot(Greek: hem/o, hemat/o) Blood-stasisSuffix(Greek) Stopping, controlling, standing still