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.

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noun

1. a hemostatic agent or substance.

Etymology

Origin of hemostatic

First recorded in 1700–10; hemo- + static

Example Sentences

Using two proteins that are both highly biocompatible and biodegradable, the researchers have introduced a novel hemostatic agent capable of clotting blood and providing defense against infection.

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

It contains a C-A-T, a compression bandage, protective gloves, hemostatic gauze, and a Sharpie, for writing “tourniquet,” and the time it was put on, in a highly visible location, such as across the patient’s forehead.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 1, 2019

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

From The Man With The Broken Ear by Holt, Henry