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Definitions for styptic
ˈstɪp tɪkstyp·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
astringent, astringent drug, stypticadjective
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
styptic, hemostaticadjective
tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Wiktionary
stypticnoun
A substance used for styptic results.
stypticadjective
Bringing about contraction of tissues, especially to stop bleeding
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styptic
A styptic is a substance capable of stopping bleeding by causing blood vessels to contract and blood cells to clot at the site of the wound. It is commonly used in medicines, such as styptic pencils which are used to stop small cuts from bleeding, particularly after shaving.
Webster Dictionary
Stypticadjective
producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent
Stypticnoun
a styptic medicine
Etymology: [L. stypticus, Gr. , fr. to contract.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Styptic
stip′tik, adj. drawing together: astringent: that stops bleeding.—n. an agent employed in surgery for the purpose of checking the flow of blood by application to the bleeding surface: an astringent medicine.—n. Styptic′ity. [Fr.,—L. stypticus—Gr. styptikos—styphein, to contract.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of styptic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of styptic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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