| NOUN | artifact | styptic, astringent, astringent drug | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | styptic, hemostatic | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
| Meaning | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels. | |
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| Synonym | hemostatic | |
| Broader | astringent | tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue |
| Spanish | hemostático | |
| Catalan | hemostàtic | |
| Nouns | stypsis | the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids |
| styptic | a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals | |
| Meaning | A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | astringent, astringent drug | |
| Narrower | alum | A double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) |
| Broader | medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug | (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease |
| Spanish | astringente, estíptico | |
| Catalan | astringent, estíptic, estíptico | |
| Adjectives | styptic | tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels |
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