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Hemostasis vs Coagulation - What's the difference?

hemostasis | coagulation |

As nouns the difference between hemostasis and coagulation

is that hemostasis is (medicine|countable|uncountable) the process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding while coagulation is the precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes).

hemostasis

English

(wikipedia hemostasis)

Alternative forms

* haemostasis *

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (medicine, countable, uncountable) The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding.
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    Related terms

    * hemostatic * hemodynamics

    coagulation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The precipitation of suspended particles as they increase in size (by any of several physical or chemical processes)
  • The process by which blood forms solid clots.
  • Similar solidification of other materials (e.g. of tofu).

    • Antonyms

    * dissolution * declumping * peptization

    Related terms

    * coagulate