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he·mo·stat·ic

(hē′mə-stăt′ĭk)

adj.

Acting to arrest bleeding or hemorrhage.

A hemostatic device or agent.

[hemo- + Greek statikos, causing to stop; see static.]

he•mo•stat•ic

(ˌhi məˈstæt ɪk)

adj.

1. arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.

2. pertaining to stagnation of the blood.

3. a hemostatic agent or substance.

[1700–10]

hemostatic, haemostatic

a styptic agent or substance. — hemostatic, haemostatic, adj.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels

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Adj.

hemostatic - tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

styptic

astringent - tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue; "astringent cosmetic lotions"

Translations

antiemorragico

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