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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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Through animal experiments, the hemostatic agent demonstrated rapid acceleration of tissue adhesion and hemostasis in bleeding wounds, effectively preventing the infiltration of water containing infectious agents such as bacteria.

From Science Daily Feb. 23, 2024

Moreover, existing hemostatic materials lack consistent adherence to bleeding sites and are prone to infection from external contaminants.

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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