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Meaning of HEMOSTATIC

Pronunciation:  `heemu'statik

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
 
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 Synonyms: astringent, styptic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \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.
2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.

  2. \Hem`o*stat"ic\, n.
A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
 
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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Prevents bleeding and promotes clotting of blood.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Something that stops bleeding.
 
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