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Adjective: hemostatic  `heemu'statik
Usage: N. Amer (=haemostatic)
  1. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
    - styptic, haemostatic [Brit, Cdn]

See also: astringent, hemostasis [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Hemostatic