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hemostatic plug

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hemostatic
1. checking blood flow.
2. an agent that checks the flow of blood.
hemostatic defects
see coagulopathy.
hemostatic plug
see clotting.
hemostatic plug
A plug of platelets and proteins that forms at the site of tissue trauma or ruptured vessels. See Coagulation.
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