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hemostat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clamp

2

noun

Meaning 2

a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: haemostat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surgical instrument

History

Etymology

From hemo- + -stat.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: սեղմիչ (seġmičʻ) — clamp to close blood vessels
  • French: pince hémostatique — clamp to close blood vessels
  • French: pince de Péan — clamp to close blood vessels
  • German: Gefäßklemme — clamp to close blood vessels
  • Icelandic: æðatöng — clamp to close blood vessels
  • Portuguese: hemostato — clamp to close blood vessels
  • Swedish: peang — clamp to close blood vessels