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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