'Hemostatic' definitions:
Definition of 'hemostatic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels [syn: styptic, hemostatic]
Definition of 'Hemostatic'
From: GCIDE
- Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, a. [Hemo- + Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, fr. ? to stand.]
- 1. (Med.) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hemostatic'
From: GCIDE
- Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, n. A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage. [1913 Webster]