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hemostat
(hē′mō stat′, hem′ō-)
noun
anything used to stop bleeding; specif.,
- a clamplike instrument used in surgery
- a medicine that hastens clotting
Origin: < hemostatic
See hemostat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- An agent, such as a chemical, that stops bleeding.
- A clamplike instrument used to compress a blood vessel in order to reduce or arrest the flow of blood during surgery.
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