hemostatic vs styptic what difference
what is difference between hemostatic and styptic
English
Alternative forms
- haemostatic (British)
Etymology
From hemo- + -static.
Adjective
hemostatic (comparative more hemostatic, superlative most hemostatic)
- Of or pertaining to hemostasis
- That checks bleeding; styptic
Noun
hemostatic (plural hemostatics)
- Any medicine that stops bleeding.
Anagrams
- theomatics
Romanian
Etymology
From French hémostatique
Adjective
hemostatic m or n (feminine singular hemostatică, masculine plural hemostatici, feminine and neuter plural hemostatice)
- haemostatic
Declension
English
Alternative forms
- styptick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin stypticus, from Ancient Greek στυπτικός (stuptikós), from στύφειν (stúphein, “to contract”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɪptɪk/
Adjective
styptic (comparative more styptic, superlative most styptic)
- Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 328:
- Boyles turns to look over his shoulder, squinting into the styptic sun, and then flags a hand over his head.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 328:
- (medicine, by extension) That stops bleeding.
- 1973, Nicholas Monsarrat, The Kapillan of Malta:
- The growth on top was a scrubby plant, unknown anywhere else on Malta, which was believed to have styptic qualities – it could staunch bleeding when packed on top of a wound […].
- 1959, Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon:
- But I waited while he dabbed at the cut with styptic powder.
- 1973, Nicholas Monsarrat, The Kapillan of Malta:
Noun
styptic (plural styptics)
- A substance used for styptic results.
- 1990, A. L. Tommie Bass et al., Herbal Medicine Past and Present
- Knowledge of puffball’s use as a styptic and for hemorrhoids reached Bass through the popular tradition.
- 1990, A. L. Tommie Bass et al., Herbal Medicine Past and Present
Derived terms
- hemostyptic
- styptic pencil
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