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adjective
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels.
synonym: styptic.
is similar to: astringent.
derivation: haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis | astringent, astringent drug, styptic | astringency, stypsis.
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