styptic

Plural: styptics

Noun

• A substance applied to wounds to stop or reduce bleeding.
• a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
• A substance used for styptic results.

Adjective Satellite

• tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

Adj

• Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
• That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.

Examples

• He needed a styptic for his score, to stop the bleeding from his opponent’s huge play.

Synonyms

astringent, astringent drug, hemostatic

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