| styptic | Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. <botany> Alternative forms: stiptic] Styptic weed, an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna. Origin: L. Stypticus, Gr, fr. To contract. <medicine> A styptic medicine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| styptic collodion | Tannic acid in flexible collodion; an astringent and local haemostatic. Synonym: haemostatic collodion, styptic colloid, xylostyptic ether. (05 Mar 2000) |
| styptic colloid | Tannic acid in flexible collodion; an astringent and local haemostatic. Synonym: haemostatic collodion, styptic colloid, xylostyptic ether. (05 Mar 2000) |
| styptic cotton | Absorbent cotton wet with a dilute solution of ferric chloride, and then dried; applied locally as a haemostatic. (05 Mar 2000) |