haemostat
Britishnoun
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a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by compression of a blood vessel
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a chemical agent that retards or stops bleeding
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The haemostat was angled towards the mucosa and opened slightly so that a single mucosal fold could be clasped by closing the haemostat to the first notch.
From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017
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