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-stat
suff.
1. Something that stabilizes: barostat.
2. Something that inhibits: hemostat.

-stat,
1 suffix meaning a "device for keeping something stationary": catheterostat, hysterostat, ophthalmostat.
2 suffix meaning an "instrument for the regulation of" something specified: hemostat, rheostat, thermostat.
3 suffix meaning an "apparatus for the reflection of, in one direction of" something specified: siderostat.
4 suffix meaning a "device for studying in a state of rest": hydrostat, microstat, orbitostat.
5 suffix meaning an "agent for stopping the growth of": bacteriostat, mycostat, fungistat.


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