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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

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In light of this, the team engineered a hemostatic agent featuring an inner layer with mussel adhesion proteins for wound adhesion and an outer protective layer entirely composed of silkworm silk proteins.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

In the research, mussel adhesive proteins demonstrated excellent hemostatic effects including platelet activation.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

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

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2023

Packets of hemostatic granules, she found out, can stop catastrophic bleeding; decompression needles can relieve pressure in a punctured chest.

From New York Times May 28, 2022

The surgeon, who had provided himself with hemostatic preparations, hastened to arrest the hemorrhage.

From The Man With The Broken Ear by Holt, Henry

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