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phlebostasia, phlebostasis (s) (noun), phlebostases (pl)
1. The temporary compression of veins: Phlebostasia impedes or restrains the amount of blood from the normal or usual circulation in a person, often by using a tourniquet.
2. Stoppage of blood in a vein or artery: Phlebostasis is due either to a pathological venous distension or as a result of the application of a tourniquet.

Stasis refers to the stoppage of the normal flow of fluids, such as of the blood or urine, or of the intestinal mechanism.

This entry is located in the following units: phleb-, phlebo-, -phleb + (page 4) stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist (page 13)