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Noun: hemostat  'hee-mu,stat
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haemostat)
  1. A surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
    "The surgeon quickly applied a hemostat to control the bleeding";
    - haemostat [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: hemostats

Type of: surgical instrument

Encyclopedia: Hemostat