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hemostat

Syllabification: (he·mo·stat)
Pronunciation: /ˈhēməˌstat/
(British haemostat)
Definition of hemostat

noun

Medicine
  • an instrument for preventing the flow of blood from an open blood vessel by compression of the vessel.

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