hemostatic
Americanadjective
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arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
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pertaining to stagnation of the blood.
noun
Etymology
Origin of hemostatic
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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
Addressing this issue, recent research has been published by researchers focusing on a hemostatic agent derived from mussels and silkworm cocoons.
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 Henry Holt
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