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Blood Physiologic Processes
Medical Definition: | Biological actions and events that support the functions of the BLOOD. |
Guide Notes: | not used for indexing or cataloging |
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Hemostasis - 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. |
Blood Physiologic Processes Medical Definitions and Terms
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