hemostatic

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, n.
   A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
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