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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A clamp used in surgery to close the severed end of a blood vessel to stop bleeding. UK
2. 2
   a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

artery clampclampcoagulanthemostathemostatic agentsurgical clamp

Etymology

From haemo- + -stat.