hemostatic
American Heritage Dictionary:
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he·mo·stat·ic
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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he·mo·stat·ic
(hē'mə-stăt'ĭk)
adj.
adj.
- Arresting the flow of blood within the vessels.
- Arresting hemorrhage.
A hemostatic device or agent.
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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hemostatic
or (esp. Brit.) haemostatic
- of, relating to, or functioning to cause hemostasis (def. 1).
- a drug or other agent that retards or stops bleeding.
| hemostat, hemostasis, hemosiderosis | |
| henna, henry, heparan |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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hemostatic
1. checking blood flow.
2. an agent that checks the flow of blood.
- h. defects — see coagulopathy.
- h. plug — see clotting.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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hemostatic
(hē′mō-stat′ik)
n
n
An agent used to reduce bleeding from minute vessels by hastening the clotting of blood or by the formation of an artificial clot.
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