hemostat
noun
he·mo·stat
ˈhē-mə-ˌstat 
: hemostatic
especially
: an instrument for compressing a bleeding vessel
Examples of hemostat in a Sentence
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There’s a patch on the suspenders for clipping on a hemostat, and a small fly patch and tool port on the chest pocket.
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Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2018
There’s a flip-out pocket sewn into the bib that can hold spools of tippet, a bag of split shot, and even a retractor to leash a hemostat.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2018
Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2018
There’s a flip-out pocket sewn into the bib that can hold spools of tippet, a bag of split shot, and even a retractor to leash a hemostat.
—Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2018
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First Known Use
circa 1900, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
hemostat
noun
he·mo·stat
variants
or chiefly British haemostat
1
2
: an instrument and especially forceps for compressing a bleeding vessel
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