hemostat

(mō stat′, hemō-)

noun

anything used to stop bleeding; specif.,
  1. a clamplike instrument used in surgery
  2. a medicine that hastens clotting

Origin: < hemostatic

See hemostat in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. An agent, such as a chemical, that stops bleeding.
  2. 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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