styptics

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• stypsis — noun the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids • Syn: ↑astringency • Derivationally related forms: ↑styptic, ↑astringent (for: ↑astringency) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Antihemorrhagic — An antihemorrhagic (antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). They may also be known as hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agents. Styptics (also spelled stiptics) are a specific type of antihemorrhagic… …   Wikipedia

• alum — A double sulfate of aluminum and of an alkaline earth element or ammonium; chemically, an a. is any one of the markedly astringent double salts formed by a combination of a sulfate of aluminum, iron, manga …   Medical dictionary

• Astringent — As*trin gent, n. A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood, mucus, etc. [1913 Webster] External astringents are called styptics. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• astringent — astringency, n. astringently, adv. /euh strin jeuhnt/, adj. 1. Med. contracting; constrictive; styptic. 2. harshly biting; caustic: his astringent criticism. 3. stern or severe; austere. 4. sharply incisive; pungent: astringent wit. n. 5. Med. a… …   Universalium

• stypsis — /stip sis/, n. the employment or application of styptics. [1885 90; < LL stypsis < Gk stypsis, equiv. to styp (var. s. of stýphein to contract) + sis SIS] * * * …   Universalium

• stypsis — /ˈstɪpsəs/ (say stipsuhs) noun the employment or application of styptics. {Late Latin, from Greek} …