hemostat

Plural: hemostats

Noun

An instrument or agent used to stop bleeding.
a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the blood vessel
An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.

Examples

He needed a HEMOSTAT for his Words With Friends score, which was rapidly hemorrhaging points.

Origin / Etymology

From hemo- + -stat.

Synonyms

haemostat

Scrabble Score: 13

hemostat: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
hemostat: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hemostat: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

hemostat: valid Words With Friends Word