haemostasis

/ ˌhɛm-; -ʒə; ˌhɛm-; ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪʒɪə; ˌhiːməʊˈsteɪsɪs /

noun

the stopping of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in an organ or part, as during a surgical operation
stagnation of the blood

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C18: from New Latin, from haemo- + Greek stasis a standing still

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If the foetus dies as an unwished for, though permitted, consequence of this haemostasis, the surgeon may lament this result, but he is blameless.

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