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Adjective: haemostatic  ,hee-mu'sta-tik
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hemostatic)
  1. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
    - styptic, hemostatic [N. Amer]

See also: astringent

Encyclopedia: Haemostatic

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