haemostasis(n = noun.act) haemostasia, hemostasia, hemostasis - surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat);
is a kind of stop, stoppage
is a part of operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

haemostasis, n. (US hemostasis) the stopping of the flow of blood.

Derivative:
haemostatic adj.