haemostat
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he·mo·stat
(hē'mō-stat)1. Any agent that arrests, chemically or mechanically, the flow of blood from an open vessel.
2. An instrument for arresting hemorrhage by compression of the bleeding vessel.
Synonym(s): haemostat.
Synonym(s): haemostat.
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haemostat
1. Anything that stops bleeding.
2. A pair of artery forceps.
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he·mo·stat
(hē'mō-stat)1. Any agent that arrests, chemically or mechanically, the flow of blood from an open vessel.
2. An instrument for arresting hemorrhage by compression of the bleeding vessel.
Synonym(s): haemostat.
Synonym(s): haemostat.
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