haemostat

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haemostat

Alternative forms

hemostat

Etymology

From haemo- +‎ -stat.

Noun

haemostat (plural haemostats)

(British spelling) A clamp used in surgery to close the severed end of a blood vessel to stop bleeding.

Derived terms

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