a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by compression of a blood vessel
2.
a chemical agent that retards or stops bleeding
Examples of 'haemostat' in a sentence
haemostat
She later had laparatomy to remove the haemostat and to repair the fistula.
Ademola Alabi Popoola, J. O. Bello, G. G. Ezeoke, K. T. Adeshina, A. Fadimu 2014, 'Concealed Enterovesical Fistula Associated with Forgotten Intra-Abdominal Haemostatand Intravesical Towel', Case Reports in Urologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/723592. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)