haemostatic

/ ˌhiːməʊˈstætɪk; ˌhɛm- /

adjective

This action on the vessels is so marked as to constitute the drug a haemostatic, not only locally but also remotely.

Ergot is used in therapeutics as a haemostatic, and is very valuable in haemoptysis and sometimes in haematemesis.

So far is it from being an haemostatic that, if perfused through living blood-vessels, it actually dilates them.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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