hemostatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Hem`o*stat"ic adjective
Etymology
Hemo- + Gr. causing to stand, fr. to stand.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
  2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.
Hem`o*stat"ic noun
Definitions
  1. A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.

Webster 1913