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stypsis definition

styp·sis (stip′sis)

noun

the action or use of a styptic

Etymology: LL < Gr: see styptic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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