haemostat

Surgical vessel clamp

A haemostat is a surgical clamp used to control bleeding by compressing blood vessels.

The instrument locks in place, leaving the surgeon's hands free.

Also spelled hemostat, the American form.

The surgeon clamped the artery with a haemostat.

instrument

forceps

Medical grasping instrument

clampDevice for holding tight
surgical clampTool gripping tissue during operations
jawsMouth's bony framework

ratchet · serrations · handle · grip · stainless steel · autoclave · sterile · reusable · disposable · tongs

hemostasis

bleeding

Blood loss from injury

bloodBody's oxygen carrier
coagulationLiquid solidifying into mass
clottingBlood solidifying process

fibrin · thrombin · platelets · hemorrhage · vessel · artery · vein · capillary · occlusion · compression

surgery

incision

Controlled cut into tissue

woundCoiled, or an injury
operativeCovert field agent
sterile fieldUncontaminated surgical workspace

surgeon · theatre · anesthesia · dissection · ligature · suture · gauze · swab · scalpel · laparoscopic

technique

precision

Accuracy of measurement

dexteritySkillful hand coordination
gripSecure manual hold
lockMechanism requiring a key

secure · placement · positioning · tension · release · application · removal · control · delicate · fine

Opposites

bleeding control function

haemostatanticoagulant

Substance preventing blood clots

blood thinner · scalpel · lancet · warfarin · heparin

vascular action

haemostatvasodilator

Agent widening blood vessels

anticoagulant · blood thinner · nitroglycerin · retractor · aspirin

Family

haemostatic, haemostats

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