HEMOSTAT

hemostat, haemostat

(noun) a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hemostat (plural hemostats)

(medicine) An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

Anagrams

• meat shot, meatshot

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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