Styptic

['stɪptɪk]

Definition

(adj.) tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels .

Edited by Angus--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.

(n.) A styptic medicine.

Edited by Constantine

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Astringent (to stop bleeding).

a. Astringent, binding, contracting.

Edited by Andrea

Definition

adj. drawing together: astringent: that stops bleeding.—n. an agent employed in surgery for the purpose of checking the flow of blood by application to the bleeding surface: an astringent medicine.—n. Styptic′ity.

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