English Explanatory Dictionary

hemostat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

Word forms

hemostat hemostats haemostat

Etymology

From hemo- + -stat.

Related words

hemostasis hemostatic

Derived words

microhemostat
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