Associations to the word «Hemostat»

Wiktionary

HEMOSTAT, noun. (medicine) an instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow

Dictionary definition

HEMOSTAT, noun. A surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel.

Wise words

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C. S. Lewis