Mesh term Hemostasis
Browse to parent terms:Blood Physiological Phenomena
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Blood Coagulation
Platelet Activation
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