Found 2 items, similar to hemostatic.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hemostatic
hemostatic
adj : tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or
blood vessels [syn:
styptic]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hemostatic
Hemostatic
\Hem`o*stat"ic\, a. [Hemo- + Gr. statiko`s causing to
stand, fr. ? to stand.]
1. (Med.) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
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2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
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Hemostatic
\Hem`o*stat"ic\, n.
A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
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