Hemostatic Definition

hēmə-stătĭk
adjective
Capable of stopping the flow of blood.
Webster's New World
Acting to arrest bleeding or hemorrhage.
American Heritage Medicine

Of or pertaining to hemostasis.

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Synonyms:
noun
A hemostatic device or agent.
American Heritage Medicine
Webster's New World
Any medicine that stops bleeding.
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Other Word Forms of Hemostatic

Noun

Singular:
hemostatic
Plural:
hemostatics

Origin of Hemostatic

  • hemo– Greek statikos causing to stop static

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • hemo- +‎ static

    From Wiktionary

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