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Noun: hemostasia  ,hee-mu'stey-zhu
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemostasia)
  1. Surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat)
    "The surgeon used hemostasia techniques to control bleeding during the operation";
    - hemostasis [N. Amer], haemostasis [Brit, Cdn], haemostasia [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: stop, stoppage

Part of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process