styptic – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
styptic
adj.
astringent, causing the contraction of tissues or blood vessels; serving to stop the flow of blood by contracting tissues or blood vessels
Antihemorrhagic
An
antihemorrhagic (
antihæmorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes
hemostasis (stops
bleeding). It may also be known as a
hemostatic (also spelled
hæmostatic) agent.
styptic
Noun
1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
(synonym) astringent, astringent drug
(hypernym) medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
(hyponym) alum
Adjective
1. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
(synonym) hemostatic
(similar) astringent
Styptic
(n.)
A styptic medicine.
(a.)
Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
styptic
Synonyms and related words:
alum, astringent, clamp, collapsible, compactable, compressible, compressor, constrictor, constringent, consumptive, contractible, contractile, contractional, contractive, contractor, deflationary, foldable, pincer, styptic pencil, vise
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
