styptic

adj.

1. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.
2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic.

n.
A styptic drug or substance.

[Middle English stiptik, from Old French stiptique, from Latin stȳpticus, from Greek stūptikos, from stūphein, to contract.]

stypticity styp·tic'i·ty (-tĭs'ĭ-tē) n.

(STIP-tik)

adjective
1. Able to check bleeding, whether by contracting the tissues or by promoting clotting.
2. Tending to contract organic tissues.

noun
A substance that stops bleeding of minor cuts.

Etymology
From Late Latin stypticus, from Greek stupikos, from stuphein, (to contract)

Usage
"'I'm looking for a styptic pencil for an elderly guest,' Tom explained. The styptic pencil - used to stave off minor bleeding - was not to be found but Tom was delighted to come across some Burma Shave, left on the shelf from a bygone age." — Bruce Bellingham; Kindness of Strangers; San Francisco Examiner; Dec 2, 2003.

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n

A hemostatic astringent.

1. arresting hemorrhage by means of an astringent quality.
2. a markedly astringent remedy. A chemical styptic works by causing the formation of a blood clot by chemical action. A vascular styptic checks bleeding by causing the blood vessels to contract. A mechanical styptic assists clotting by mechanical means—for example, when one applies a piece of paper or cotton to a slight razor cut.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - blodstillende, koagulerende
n. - blodstillende middel

idioms:

• styptic pencil    alunstift

Nederlands (Dutch)
bloedstelpend

Français (French)
adj. - styptique, hémostatique
n. - substance hémostatique

idioms:

• styptic pencil    crayon hémostatique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - blutstillend
n. - blutstillendes Mittel

idioms:

• styptic pencil    Alaunstift

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - στυπτικός, αιμοστατικός
n. - στυπτικό φάρμακο

idioms:

• styptic pencil    στυπτικό μολύβι, στυπτηρία

Italiano (Italian)
emostatico

idioms:

• styptic pencil    matita emostatica

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - adstringente
n. - adstringente (m)

idioms:

• styptic pencil    lápis estíptico (m)

Русский (Russian)
кровоостанав- ливающие средства, сокращающий кровеносные сосуды, терпкий

idioms:

• styptic pencil    кровоостанав- ливающий карандаш

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hemostático, astringente, estíptico
n. - hemostático, astringente, estíptico

idioms:

• styptic pencil    barra astringente, lápiz hemostático

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - blodstillande
n. - blodstillande medel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
收敛性的, 止血的, 止血药

idioms:

• styptic pencil    止血笔, 口红状止血剂, 刮胡子时刮伤用的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 收斂性的, 止血的
n. - 止血藥

idioms:

• styptic pencil    止血筆, 口紅狀止血劑, 刮鬍子時刮傷用的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 수렴성의, 출혈을 멈추는
n. - 수렴제, 지혈약

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 収斂性の, 血止めの
n. - 収斂剤, 止血薬, 止血剤

idioms:

• styptic pencil    止血棒剤, 口紅状血止薬

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قاطع للنزف (الاسم) مادة تقطع نزف الدم من خدش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עוצר דימום‬
n. - ‮חומר או תרופה עוצרי דימום‬

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