- styptic styp·tic adj
- ['stɪptɪk]
emostatico (-a)
styptic pencil — matita emostatica
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
styptic styp·tic adj
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styp|tic — «STIHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. able to stop or check bleeding; astringent. –n. something that stops or checks bleeding by contracting the tissue. Alum is a common styptic. ╂[< Latin stypticus < Greek st ós < stýphein to constrict] … Useful english dictionary
styptic — styp•tic [[t]ˈstɪp tɪk[/t]] adj. Also, styp′ti•cal. 1) med serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding 2) med serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic 3) pha a styptic agent or substance • Etymology: 1350–1400;… … From formal English to slang
styptic — 1. Having an astringent or hemostatic effect. 2. An astringent agent used topically to stop bleeding. SYN: hemostyptic. [G. styptikos, astringent] * * * styp·tic stip tik adj tending to check bleeding <the styptic effect of c … Medical dictionary
styptic — stypticity /stip tis i tee/, stypticalness, n. /stip tik/, adj. Also, styptical. 1. serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding. 2. serving to check hemorrhage or bleeding, as a drug; hemostatic. n. 3. a styptic agent or substance.… … Universalium
hypostyptic — hy·po·styp·tic stip tik adj mildly or moderately styptic … Medical dictionary
