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Definition: Hemostat |
HemostatNoun1. A surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: HemostatSynonym: haemostat (n). (additional references) |
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A hemostat is commonly used in both surgery and emergency medicine to control bleeding, especially from a torn blood vessel, until the bleeding can be repaired by stitches or other surgical techniques.
Hemostats are part of the first aid kit carried by combat lifesavers and paramedics.
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Crosswords: Hemostat |
| English words defined with "hemostat": haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis. (references) |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hemostat | 58 |
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| Language | Translations for "hemostat"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | Glover's karklemme (Glover haemostat, Glover hemostat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vaatklem van Glover (Glover haemostat, Glover hemostat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | pince hémostatique de Glover (Glover hemostat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Glover Gefäßklemme (Glover haemostat, Glover hemostat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αιμοστατική λαβίδα του Glover (Glover haemostat, Glover hemostat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emostathay pinça hemostática de Glover (Glover haemostat, Glover hemostat). (various references) pinza hemostática de Glover (Glover haemostat, Glover hemostat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hemostat": hemostatic, hemostatics, hemostats. (additional references) | |
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"Hemostat" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: chemostat, eumetsat, haemastix, hemeistert, hemeostat, hemistat, hemostas, homeostat. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-h-m-o-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: stomate. | |
-2 letters: mahoes, mattes, motets, mottes, tamest, thetas, totems. | |
-3 letters: atoms, ethos, haems, haets, hames, haste, hates, heats, homes, hosta, mahoe, mates, maths, matte, matts, meats, meths, moats, moste, motes, motet, moths, motte, motts, oaths, satem, shame, shoat, shote, shott, smote, state, steam, stoae, stoat, stoma, tames, taste, tates, teams, teats, testa, teths, theta, those, toast, toeas, tomes, totem, totes. | |
-4 letters: ahem, ates, atom, east, eath, eats, etas, eths, haem, haes, haet, hame, hams, hast, hate, hats, heat, hems, hest, hets, hoes, home, hose, host, hots, maes, mash, mast, mate, math, mats, matt, meat, mesa, mesh, meta, meth, mhos, moas, moat, mosh, most, mote, moth, mots, mott, oast, oath, oats, ohms, same, sate, seam, seat, seta, sett, sham, shat, shea, shmo, shoe, shot, soma, some, soth, stat, stem, stet, stoa, tame, tams, taos, tate, tats, team, teas, teat, test, teth, tets, thae, that, them, toea, toes, tome, toms, tosh, tost, tote, tots. | |
-5 letters: ash, ate, att, eat, ems, eta, eth, hae, ham, hao, has, hat, hem, hes, het, hoe, hot, mae, mas, mat, met, mho, moa, mos, mot, oat, oes, ohm, ohs, oms, ose, sae, sat, sea, set, sha, she, som, sot, tae, tam, tao, tas, tat, tea, tet, the, tho, toe, tom, tot. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-h-m-o-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: hemostats. | |
+2 letters: hemostatic, outmatches, thermostat. | |
+3 letters: dimethoates, ethambutols, farthermost, hematocrits, hemostatics, heteroatoms, homeostatic, methylators, tachometers, thermostats, thermotaxes, thermotaxis, thigmotaxes. | |
+4 letters: astonishment, atheromatous, chrestomathy, erythematous, gametophytes, hematologist, metathoraces, metathoraxes, methanations, methylations, stenothermal, thermostable, thermostated, thermostatic, tracheostomy. | |
+5 letters: astonishments, dermatophytes, exanthematous, hematologists, hepatectomies, heterogametes, metaphosphate, methotrexates, nitromethanes, photomontages, spermatophyte, sympathectomy, thermoplastic, thermostating, thermostatted, thoracotomies, tracheotomies. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 65 6D 6F 73 74 61 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... . -- --- ... - .- - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01100101 01101101 01101111 01110011 01110100 01100001 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H e m o s t a t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0065 006D 006F 0073 0074 0061 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4271798185866786 |
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