CEFR B2

hemostasis

noun

Meaning

hemostasis means the process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses hemostasis to mean the process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.
The teacher asked students to find hemostasis in the reading.

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hemostasis (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /hiːˈmɒstəsɪs/

Definition

Examples

The article uses hemostasis to mean the process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.
The teacher asked students to find hemostasis in the reading.
Check the words around hemostasis to choose the right meaning.

How to Use hemostasis

a/the hemostasis (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a hemostasis."
hemostasis in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked hemostasis in context before translating it."

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