hemostat
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hemostat (plural hemostats)
- (medicine) An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]clamp to close blood vessels
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References
[edit]- ^ “hemo-”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.