Styptic - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈstɪptɪk|  American pronunciation of the word styptic
Brit.  |ˈstɪptɪk|  British pronunciation of the word styptic

noun

- a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (syn: astringent)

adjective

- tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (syn: hemostatic)

Extra examples

...a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut...

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