hemostat

English

Alternative forms

haemostat

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ -stat.[1]

Noun

hemostat (plural hemostats)

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

Related terms

hemostatic

Translations

clamp to close blood vessels

German: Gefäßklemme f

Portuguese: hemostato m

References

“hemo-”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

meatshot

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