styptic — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.

   Esempi

   Boyles turns to look over his shoulder, squinting into the styptic sun, and then flags a hand over his head.

2. That stops bleeding; especially, in a minor way, topically.

   Uso

   • broadly

   Termini più generali

   hemostatic

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   The growth on top was a scrubby plant, unknown anywhere else on Malta, which was believed to have styptic qualities – it could staunch bleeding when packed on top of a wound […].

   But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder.

Sostantivo

1. A substance used for styptic results.

   Esempi

   The powdered gum with resin is used as a styptic; and the mucilage has been recommended as an application to burns.

   Externally, it is applied as a styptic, and in solution, of various strengths, as an astringent.

   Altri esempi (1)

   Knowledge of puffball's use as a styptic and for hemorrhoids reached Bass through the popular tradition.

Aggettivo

1. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

   Sinonimi

   hemostatic

Sostantivo

1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals

   Sinonimi

   astringentastringent drug

   Termini più generali

   medicinemedicationmedicamentmedicinal drug