hemostat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hemostat
First recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of hemostatic
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Example Sentences
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His blood pressure rose and his hand trembled so that he almost let the hemostat fall to the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
"This is a next-generation hemostat that effectively stops bleeding, even in patients who take anticoagulation or antiplatelet medications," said corresponding author Hae Lin Jang, Ph.D., of the Center for Engineered Therapeutics.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2024
Deeper long spines may need a firmer grip, in which case Trager uses pliers or a hemostat clamp.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2022
If staff had addressed his earlier complaints, he wrote, he could have avoided the procedure with the hemostat altogether.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2020
To stop the blood loss, Kelley had pinched off an artery using a hemostat, something he wasn’t officially rated to use.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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