| ADJECTIVE | all | hemostatic, styptic | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
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| Meaning | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels. | |
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| Synonym | styptic | |
| Broader | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
| Spanish | hemostático | |
| Catalan | hemostàtic | |
| Nouns | hemostasis | surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) |
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