hemostatic

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hemostatic - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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hemostatic - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hemostatic
      adj 1: tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or
             blood vessels [syn: styptic, hemostatic]