HEMOSTATIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hemostatic mean? 

• HEMOSTATIC (adjective)
  The adjective HEMOSTATIC has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: HEMOSTATIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEMOSTATIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

Synonyms:

hemostatic; styptic

Similar:

astringent (tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue)

Derivation:

hemostasis (surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat))

 Context examples 

This anticoagulant agent has no effect on other components of the hemostatic system.

(Desirudin, NCI Thesaurus)

The charged characteristics of clay-based nanoparticles provide hemostatic ability to the hydrogels.

(Injectable Bandage Created, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A sterile hemostatic agent composed of purified porcine-derived gelatin.

(Absorbable Gelatin Sponge, NCI Thesaurus)

Many patients are asymptomatic until the hemostatic system is stressed by surgery or trauma.

(Hemophilia B, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Its mission is to further the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood, bone marrow, and the immunologic, hemostatic and vascular systems, by promoting research, clinical care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology.

(American Society of Hematology, NCI Thesaurus)