hemostat
he·mo·stat
nounDefinition of HEMOSTAT
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: an instrument and especially forceps for compressing a bleeding vessel
Variants of HEMOSTAT
he·mo·stat or chiefly British hae·mo·stat \ˈhē-mə-ˌstat\
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