hemostasis
Stopping blood loss
Hemostasis is the body's process of stopping blood flow from a damaged vessel.
It involves vessel constriction, platelet aggregation, and clot formation working together to prevent blood loss.
The term appears in medical contexts discussing wound healing, surgical procedures, and bleeding disorders: The surgeon achieved hemostasis before closing the incision.
Liquid solidifying into mass
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- prothrombinThrombin's inactive precursor
- clotCoagulated mass
platelets · thrombosis · fibrinogen · thrombocyte · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · vitamin K
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- compressionForcing into smaller space
bandage · laceration · trauma · blood loss · styptic · cauterization · direct pressure · surgical
Arterial walls contracting inward
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- smooth muscleInvoluntary contractile tissue
- arterioleSmallest arterial branch
- capillarySmallest blood vessel
Returned response data
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
- clot dissolutionBreakdown of coagulated blood
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- plateletBlood's clotting fragment
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
- leukocyteInfection-fighting blood cell
thrombus · hematocrit · hemoglobin · blood cells · whole blood · transfusion · hematoma · hemorrhagic
coagulation
Liquid solidifying into mass
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- prothrombinThrombin's inactive precursor
clot · platelets · thrombosis · fibrinogen · thrombocyte · anticoagulant · warfarin · heparin · vitamin K · thromboembolism
hemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
- wound healingRestoration after injury
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
compression · bandage · laceration · trauma · blood loss · styptic · cauterization · direct pressure · surgical · dressing
vasoconstriction
Arterial walls contracting inward
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- smooth muscleInvoluntary contractile tissue
- arterioleSmallest arterial branch
feedback
Returned response data
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- equilibriumState of balance
- steady-stateCondition of constant balance
plasma
Electrified matter state
- serumBlood's watery portion
- plateletBlood's clotting fragment
- erythrocyteOxygen-transporting blood component
leukocyte · thrombus · hematocrit · hemoglobin · blood cells · whole blood · transfusion · hematoma · hemorrhagic
hemostasishemorrhage
Profuse discharge of blood
hemorrhaging · bleeding · exsanguination · blood loss · hemorrhagic shock
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