STYPTICS

Noun

styptics

plural of styptic

Source: Wiktionary


STYPTIC

Styp"tic, a. Etym: [L. stypticus, Gr.

Definition: Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.] Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.

Styp"tic, n. (Med.)

Definition: A styptic medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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