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haemostat
(US hemostat)
/ˈhiːməstat/
noun
Medicine
An instrument for preventing blood flow by compression of a blood vessel.
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Susan recounted the hemostats for a fifth time. Everyone had searched the floor. She and the surgeon made reluctant eye contact and he said, "Scalpel!" just before they re-opened the patient.
