In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HAEMOSTAT
hemostat, haemostat
(noun) a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
haemostat (plural haemostats)
(British spelling) A clamp used in surgery to close the severed end of a blood vessel to stop bleeding.
Source: Wiktionary
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