hemostat

English

two hemostats, one open and one closed

Alternative forms

• haemostat

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ -stat.

Noun

hemostat (plural hemostats)

1. (medicine) An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

Related terms

• hemostatic

Translations

clamp to close blood vessels

• Armenian: սեղմիչ (hy) (seġmičʻ)
• French: pince hémostatique (fr) f, pince de Péan f
• German: Gefäßklemme f
• Icelandic: æðatöng f
• Portuguese: hemostato m
• Swedish: peang (sv) c

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