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S: http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/hematology-and-oncology/hemostasis/overview-of-hemostasis (last access: 26 July 2016); http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3126677/ (last access: 26 July 2016).
N: 1. Anc. Greek αίμα hema (blood)
στάσις stasis (halt) > ίστημι histimi (stand).
2. Hemostasis is a process which causes bleeding to stop.
3. Two meanings:
- the arrest of bleeding by the physiological properties of vasoconstriction and coagulation or by surgical means.
- interruption of blood flow through any vessel or to any anatomical area.
4. Normal hemostasis. Normally, blood clots in response to vascular damage to form a local seal. The mechanisms involved can be divided into three categories: (1) vasoconstriction, (2) platelet adhesion and aggregation, and (3) fibrin formation and stabilization. All three processes are intimately related and are initiated simultaneously.
S: 1 & 2. http://bioetymology.blogspot.com.es/2011/08/hemostasis-or-haemostasis.html (last access: 26 July 2016). 3. http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hemostasis – Dorland’s Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders (last access: 26 July 2016). 4. TERMIUM PLUS – http://goo.gl/Bnzemj (last access: 26 July 2016).
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