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Styptic

Styptic Meaning & Definition
Styptic Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Styptic?

[n] a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
[adj] tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

Synonyms | Synonyms for Styptic: astringent | astringent | astringent drug | hemostatic

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See Also | alum | medicament | medication | medicinal drug | medicine

Styptic In Webster's Dictionary

\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.
\Styp"tic\, n. (Med.) A styptic medicine.

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