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      hemostat
      noun
      a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
      Roots
      haimahemo- · Greek · bloodstatosstat- · Greek · standing, stopping
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      The word hemostat breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hemo-, from Greek haima (“blood”); and stat, from Greek statos (“standing, stopping”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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