- styptic Medicine
- styptic Medicine ['stɪptɪk]adjective capable of causing bleeding to stop.noun a styptic substance.OriginME: via L. from Gk stuptikos, from stuphein 'to contract'.
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styptic Medicine
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styptic cotton — n cotton that is prepared by impregnating with a styptic agent and drying and that is applied to minor wounds to stop bleeding * * * cotton impregnated with a styptic solution and dried … Medical dictionary
styptic pencil — n a cylindrical stick of a medicated styptic substance used esp. in shaving to stop the bleeding from small cuts … Medical dictionary
styptic — 1. Having an astringent or hemostatic effect. 2. An astringent agent used topically to stop bleeding. SYN: hemostyptic. [G. styptikos, astringent] * * * styp·tic stip tik adj tending to check bleeding <the styptic effect of c … Medical dictionary
Styptic — Styp tic, n. (Med.) A styptic medicine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
styptic — Medicine ► ADJECTIVE ▪ capable of causing bleeding to stop. ► NOUN ▪ a styptic substance. ORIGIN Greek stuptikos, from stuphein to contract … English terms dictionary
chemical styptic — a styptic that arrests hemorrhage by causing coagulation through chemical action … Medical dictionary
mechanical styptic — a styptic that acts by causing coagulation mechanically, as a pledget of cotton … Medical dictionary
vascular styptic — a styptic that acts by producing contraction of injured or divided blood vessels of small caliber … Medical dictionary
haemostatic — (styptic) n. an agent that stops or prevents haemorrhage; for example, phytomenadione. Haemostatics are used to control bleeding due to various causes … Medical dictionary
ferric chloride — An astringent and styptic. * * * ferric chloride n a deliquescent salt FeCl3 that is used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, as a catalyst, as an etching agent in photoengraving, as a coagulant in treating industrial wastes, and in medicine in a… … Medical dictionary
