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hemostatic

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[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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In surgical liver injury experiments, the powder reduced both blood loss and the time required to stop bleeding compared with commercial hemostatic products.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

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

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 A. Alpheus

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