styptic
pronunciation
How to pronounce styptic in British English:
UK [ˈstɪptɪk]
How to pronounce styptic in American English:
US [ˈstɪptɪk]
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- Noun:
- a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
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- Adjective:
- tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
Word Origin
- styptic (adj.)
- c. 1400, from Old French stiptique or directly from Latin stypticus "astringent," from Greek styptikos, from styphein "to constrict, draw together." As a noun, c. 1400, from Late Latin stypticum. Related: Styptical.
Example
- 1. Asiatic tr fern having dense matted hairs sometimes as a styptic .
- 2. Conclusion : emergent endoscopic ligation therapy is a safe and effective styptic method for cirrhosis esophageal varices bleeding .
- 3. You might also want to purchase a clotting agent , such as kwik-stop , or a styptic pen .
- 4. Utilizing carboxymethylcellulose sodium and chitosan with the characteristics of good human body biocompatibility , promoting wound healing and styptic function , the compound sponge prepared have broad marketing prospects .