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hemostatic

American  
[hee-muh-stat-ik, hem-uh-] / ˌhi məˈstæt ɪk, ˌhɛm ə- /

adjective

Medicine/Medical.
  1. arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.

  2. pertaining to stagnation of the blood.


noun

  1. a hemostatic agent or substance.

Etymology

Origin of hemostatic

First recorded in 1700–10; hemo- + static

Example Sentences

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Through animal experiments, the hemostatic agent demonstrated rapid acceleration of tissue adhesion and hemostasis in bleeding wounds, effectively preventing the infiltration of water containing infectious agents such as bacteria.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2024

Other advantages of the hemostatic material included its easy application and removal.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024

But zeolite, a simple mineral with hitherto unknown hemostatic properties, saves their bacon every time.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

What if you don’t have any hemostatic gauze?

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

I then pinched the blood vessels with a pair of Dr. Pean's hemostatic pincers, washed the wound and applied a dressing, without making a single ligature.

From Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use by Alpheus, A.