hemostatic

[ hee-muh-stat-ik, hem-uh- ]

adjective

, Medicine/Medical.

1. arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
2. pertaining to stagnation of the blood.

noun

1. a hemostatic agent or substance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemostatic¹

First recorded in 1700–10; hemo- + static

Example Sentences

Sarah Wu, a graduate researcher, and Jingjing Wu, a postdoctoral researcher, both in Zhao’s lab, each won a 2021 Baxter Young Investigator Award for their work on bioadhesives—Sarah for the multifunctional patch and Jingjing for the hemostatic paste.

From MIT Technology Review

Helonias, or false unicorn (Chamaelirium luteum), is asserted to be a hemostatic and uterine tonic.

From Project Gutenberg

The claims of hemostatic efficiency and harmlessness for Coagulen by the manufacturer appear exaggerated and unjustified.

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Object: To test the claims of thromboplastic and hemostatic activities.

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

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This agent has also a marked hemostatic power and is used to some extent on this account in nose and throat work.

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