Haemostat

noun

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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
hemostathemostat

Etymology

From haemo- + -stat.

Related phrases

blood vessel

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