hemostat

American  

[hee-muh-stat, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌstæt, ˈhɛm ə- /

noun

1. an instrument or agent used to compress or treat bleeding vessels in order to arrest hemorrhage.

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Etymology

Origin of hemostat

First recorded in 1895–1900; shortened form of hemostatic

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• forceps vs. hemostat

Example Sentences

Once, she handed him the hemostat by the rings, not the clamp, so that he briefly lost his concentration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

"This hemostat can save valuable time in emergency situations," said first author Vivian K. Lee, 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