hemostat
noun
hemostat is spelled H-E-M-O-S-T-A-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hemostat means “An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hemostat is hemostats.
How many letters and syllables are in hemostat?
| Letters | 8: H-E-M-O-S-T-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hemostat?
Hemostat appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hemostat
- hemostats plural
- haemostat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hemostat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hemostat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense clamp to close blood vessels:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pince hémostatique, pince de Péan |
| German | Gefäßklemme |
| Portuguese | hemostato |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hemostat come from?
From hemo- + -stat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).