Haemostasis

/hɛmɒˈsteɪsɪs/ noun

Definition

The process by which the body stops bleeding when a blood vessel is damaged, involving blood clotting and vasoconstriction.

Etymology

From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'stasis' (stoppage or standing still). The term has been used in medicine since the 1800s to describe the physiological mechanisms that prevent or control blood loss.

Kelly Says

Haemostasis is actually a complex three-step dance: blood vessels constrict, platelets plug the hole, and then proteins create a web-like clot. Doctors study it intensely because problems with any step can cause serious bleeding or clotting disorders.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም ቆጣ
dem qota
ARالعربية
انعقاد الدم
in-qa-da-d al-damm
BNবাংলা
রক্তস্রাব বন্ধ
rakt-sraab bondh
CACatalà
hemostasi
he-mo-sta-si
CSČeština
hemostáza
he-mo-sta-za
DADansk
hæmostase
hæ-mo-sta-se
DEDeutsch
Hämostase
ha-mo-sta-se
ELΕλληνικά
επιτάχυνση
e-pi-ta-khoo-n-see
ESEspañol
hemostasia
e-mo-sta-thee-ah
FAفارسی
انعقاد خون
in-qa-da-d khun
FISuomi
hemostasia
he-mo-sta-sia
FRFrançais
hémorragie
e-mo-ra-zhee
GUGU
રક્તસ્રાવ નિયંત્રણ
rakt-sraav niyan-tran
HAHA
kwan tsoro
kwan tsoro
HEעברית
המוסטאז
ha-mo-sta-az
HIहिन्दी
रक्तस्राव नियंत्रण
rakt-sraav niyant-ran
HUMagyar
vérzéscsillapítás
ver-zes-cil-lap-i-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
hemostasis
e-mo-sta-sis
IGIG
akụkụ ụgbọ
a-ku-ku ụg-bo
ITItaliano
emostasi
e-mo-sta-zee
JA日本語
止血
te-ketsu
KKKK
көрпе
kor-pe
KMKM
សម្រាប់ ឈាម
som-ra-ap s ch-eam
KO한국어
출혈 정지
chul-hyeol jeong-ji
MRMR
रक्तास्राव नियंत्रण
rakt-asraav niyan-tran
MSBahasa Melayu
hemostais
he-mo-sta-is
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေစိတ်
shwe-se-it
NLNederlands
hemostase
he-mo-sta-se
NONorsk
hemostase
he-mo-sta-se
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂਨ ਰੋਕ
khun rok
PLPolski
hemostaza
he-mo-sta-za
PTPortuguês
hemostasia
e-mo-sta-zee-ah
RORomână
hemostază
he-mo-sta-tsa
RUРусский
гемостаз
ge-mo-staz
SVSvenska
hemostas
he-mo-sta-s
SWKiswahili
kuacha damu
ku-a-cha da-mu
TAதமிழ்
இரத்தநிறை
ira-than-rai
TEతెలుగు
రక్తస్రావ నియంత్రణ
rakt-sraav niyan-tra-na
THไทย
การหยุดเลือด
gan yut li-od
TLTL
hemostasis
he-mo-sta-sis
TRTürkçe
kan pıhtılaşması
kan pıhtılaşması
UKУкраїнська
гемостаз
he-mo-staz
URاردو
خون جمی
khoon jam-i
VITiếng Việt
hồng cầu
hong cau
YOYO
àgbàgbà
a-gbà-gbà
ZH中文
止血
zhǐ xuè
ZUZU
ukuthi kuthi
u-ku-thi ku-thi

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