Hemostasis
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Hemostasis or haemostasis is a process which causes bleeding to stop. This will keep blood within a damaged blood vessel. It is the first stage of wound healing. It involves Coagulation, blood changing from a liquid to a gel. Hemostasis has three major steps:
- Vasoconstriction
- Temporary blockage of a break by a platelet plug
- Blood Coagulation, or formation of a fibrin clot.
These processes seal the hole until tissues are repaired.
The opposite of hemostasis is Hemorrhage
