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hemostat
[ hee-muh-stat, hem-uh- ]
/ ˈhi məˌstæt, ˈhɛm ə- /
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noun
an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.
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Origin of hemostat
First recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of hemostatic
Words nearby hemostat
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How to use hemostat in a sentence
Prosecutors later dropped all charges, but Liebich says he still suffers trauma from his experience with the hemostat.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublicaIf staff had addressed his earlier complaints, he wrote, he could have avoided the procedure with the hemostat altogether.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublicaCorrectional officers took Liebich to the medical office, where, records show, a doctor used a hemostat, a tweezer-like surgical tool, to try to remove the stone through the tip of Liebich’s penis.
The Way Prisoners Flag Guard Abuse, Inadequate Health Care and Unsanitary Conditions Is Broken|by Shannon Heffernan, WBEZ|December 2, 2020|ProPublica
Medical definitions for hemostat
hemostat
[ hē′mə-stăt′ ]
n.
An agent, such as a chemical, that stops bleeding.
An instrument for arresting hemorrhage by compression of the bleeding vessel.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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