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1. Any agent that arrests, chemically or mechanically, the flow of blood from an open vessel.
2. An instrument for arresting hemorrhage by compression of the bleeding vessel.
Botox
Botulinum toxin, sold commercially under the brand name Botox, is an exceptionally potent neurotoxin that has found a variety of remarkable uses in modern medicine. It is also the most popular nonsurgical medical cosmetic treatment in the UK and USA.
Monosomy
A type of aneuploidy characterized by the lack of one of a pair of chromosomes. An individual having only one chromosome 6 is said to have monosomy 6. A common monosomy seen in many species is X chromosome monosomy, also known as Turner's syndrome. Monosomy is most commonly lethal during prenatal development.
Hemostat