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Hemostasis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Hemostasis
Tree Number(s)
G09.188.390
Unique ID
D006487
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006487
Annotation
note Cat G, a physiol process; differentiate from HEMOSTATIC TECHNIQUES and specifics, Cat E; coord HEMOSTASIS in diseases with disease /‌blood, not /‌physiopathol
Scope Note
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.
NLM Classification #
WH 305
History Note
was in Cat E only 1963-75
Date Introduced
1960/01/01
Last Updated
2016/06/17
Hemostasis Preferred
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