Crossword clues for hemostatic
hemostatic
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hemostatic
Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, a. [Hemo- + Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, fr. ? to stand.]
(Med.) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
Hemostatic
Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, n. A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.
Wiktionary
hemostatic
a. 1 Of or pertaining to hemostasis 2 That checks bleeding; styptic n. Any medicine that stops bleeding.
WordNet
hemostatic
adj. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels [syn: styptic]
Usage examples of "hemostatic".
In addition to the cash income from the notions store and the hemostatic rags, which sufficed for her modest life, she had multiplied her savings by lending them to a clientele made up of the embarrassed new poor, who accepted her excessive interest rates for the sake of her discretion.