styptic
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tɪk 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.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | contracting the blood vessels or tissues |
| —n | |
| 2. | a styptic drug |
| [C14: via Late Latin, from Greek stuptikos capable of contracting; see | |
| stypticity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
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.
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Medical Dictionary
styptic styp·tic (stĭp'tĭk)
adj.
Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic.
A styptic drug or substance.
styp·tic'i·ty (-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Example sentences
The use of common styptic pencil or lump alum is prohibited.
Styptic pencil and lump alum are positively prohibited.
Juice of the petioles is styptic and was used to arrest arterial hemorrhage.
Styptic material shall be dispensed only from single use containers, then discarded after use on one customer.
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