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styp⋅tic

  [stip-tik]
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–adjective Also, styp⋅ti⋅cal.
1. serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding.
2. serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic.
–noun
3. a styptic agent or substance.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL stȳpticus < Gk stȳpikós contractile, equiv. to stȳp- (see stypsis ) + -tikos -tic

Related forms:
styp⋅tic⋅i⋅ty  [stip-tis-i-tee] , styp⋅ti⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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styp·tic   (stĭp'tĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.
  2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic.
n.  A styptic drug or substance.

[Middle English stiptik, from Old French stiptique, from Latin stȳpticus, from Greek stūptikos, from stūphein, to contract.]
styp·tic'i·ty (-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Styptic

Styp"tic\, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.]

Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.

Styptic

Styp"tic\, n. (Med.) A styptic medicine.
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styptic 
c.1400, from O.Fr. stiptique, from L. stypticus "astringent," from Gk. styptikos, from styphein "to constrict, draw together." Spelling influenced by L. and Gk. words.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: 1styp·tic
Pronunciation: 'stip-tik
Function: adjective
: tending to check bleeding styptic effect of cold>;especially : having the property of arresting oozing of blood (as from a shallow surface injury) when applied to a bleeding part <styptic agent>

Main Entry: 2styptic
Function: noun
: an agent (as a drug) having a styptic effect
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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styptic styp·tic (stĭp'tĭk)
adj.

  1. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.
  2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic.
n.
A styptic drug or substance.
styp·tic'i·ty (-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

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