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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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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