styptic

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
2. That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.

Noun

A substance used for styptic results.

Sinonimi

hemostatic

astringent

astringent drug

stanch

haemostatic

hemostatic agent

hemostyptic

restringent

styptical

adstringent

binding

hemostat

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈstɪptɪk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Learned borrowing from Latin stypticus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφω (stúphō, “to contract”).