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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In pathology, stagnation of blood in a part; also, any operation for arresting the flow of blood, as the ligation of an artery.
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- noun surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
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ES is not as good as (US) on hemostasia, but it's cheap and durable.
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