Bloodstanch

/ˈblʌdˌstæntʃ/ verb

To stop the flow of blood; to staunch or stanch a wound.

Compound of blood and stanch (from Old French estancher, meaning to stop the flow). This medical term combines blood with the action of stopping its flow.

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