hemostatic

[ hee-muh-stat-ik, hem-uh- ]

adjectiveMedicine/Medical.
  1. arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.

  2. pertaining to stagnation of the blood.

noun
  1. a hemostatic agent or substance.

Origin of hemostatic

1
First recorded in 1700–10; hemo- + static

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