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  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. animal physiology
  4. circulatory system physiology
  5. blood circulation
  6. hemostasis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. circulatory system physiology
  5. blood circulation
  6. hemostasis
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. circulatory system physiology
  5. blood circulation
  6. hemostasis
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. circulatory system physiology
  5. blood circulation
  6. hemostasis
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. circulatory system physiology
  5. blood circulation
  6. hemostasis

Preferred term

hemostasis

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The process which spontaneously arrests the flow of blood from vessels carrying blood under pressure. It is accomplished by contraction of the vessels, adhesion and aggregation of formed blood elements (eg erythrocyte aggregation), and the process of blood coagulation.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • haemostasis

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/18096

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