noun
- surgical instruments used to control bleeding by clamping blood vessels
Usage: medical
Examples
- The surgeon reached for the hemostats to stop the bleeding.
- Hemostats are essential tools in any operating room.
- The nurse handed the doctor a pair of hemostats during the procedure.
- Medical students learn to use hemostats in their surgical training.
- The hemostats clamped the artery securely until the vessel could be sutured.
- Emergency room doctors keep hemostats readily available for trauma cases.