styptic
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals • Syn: astringent, astringent drug • Derivationally related forms: astringent (for: astringent), astringe (for: astringent) • Hypernyms: medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug • Hyponyms: alum
tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels • Syn: hemostatic • Similar to: astringent • Derivationally related forms: hemostasis (for: hemostatic), stypsis
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