he|mo|sta|sia

he|mo|sta|sia
he|mo|sta|sia «HEE muh STAY zhuh, HEHM uh-», noun.
1. the stopping of blood in a part of the body.
2. the stopping of a hemorrhage, as by tying an artery.
[< New Latin hemostasia < Greek haîma blood + stásis a standing]

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  • -sta — sta·sia; …   English syllables

  • sia — aba·sia; ach·a·la·sia; achon·dro·pla·sia; achro·ma·sia; achro·ma·top·sia; ac·mes·the·sia; acoe·nes·the·sia; acra·sia; ac·ro·par·es·the·sia; ageu·sia; ag·no·sia; aki·ne·sia; al·ge·sia; al·o·ca·sia; am·bro·sia; amu·sia; an·al·ge·sia;… …   English syllables

  • -stasia — sta·sia …   English syllables

  • psychostasia — psy·cho·sta·sia …   English syllables

  • cho — ace·tyl·cho·line; ace·tyl·cho·lin·esterase; am·ni·o·cho·ri·on; an·cho·ress; an·cho·rit·ess; an·cho·rit·ic; an·cho·rit·ism; an·cho·veta; an·cho·vy; an·gi·o·cho·li·tis; an·ti·cho·lin·es·ter·ase; ar·cho·plasm; ar·cho·sau·ria; au·tar·cho·glos·sa;… …   English syllables

  • psy — al·lo·psy·chic; an·thro·po·psy·chic; an·thro·po·psy·chism; met·em·psy·chic; me·tem·psy·chose; metem·psy·cho·sis; psy·cha·gog·ic; psy·cha·gogue; psy·cha·gogy; psy·chal; psy·chal·gia; psy·che; psy·che·an; psy·chi·ana; psy·chi·a·ter; psy·chi·at·ric; …   English syllables

  • amyostasia — Difficulty in standing, due to muscular tremor or incoordination. [G. a priv. + mys, muscle, + stasis, standing] * * * amyo·sta·sia (a mi″o staґzhə) [a 1 + myo + stasis] a tremor of the muscles, seen especially in locomotor ataxia …   Medical dictionary

  • ananastasia — Inability to stand up. [G. a priv. + anastasis, stand up] * * * an·an·a·sta·sia .an .an ə stā zh(ē )ə n a hysterical condition characterized by inability to stand up …   Medical dictionary

  • dysstasia — Difficulty in standing. SYN: dystasia. [dys + G. stasis, standing] * * * dys·sta·sia (dis staґshə) [dys + stasis] difficulty in standing; called also dystasia. dysstatic adj …   Medical dictionary

  • hemostasia — SYN: hemostasis. * * * he·mo·sta·sia (he″mo staґzhə) hemostasis …   Medical dictionary

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