Definitions for: Styptic

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

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: astringent, astringent, astringent drug, hemostatic

See Also: alum, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

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