styptic

English Thesaurus

1. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine,
definition	:	(medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	alum,
definition	:	a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) (noun.artifact)

2. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

similar	:	astringent,
definition	:	tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)

3. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	astringe,
definition	:	become constricted or compressed (verb.change)

derivation	:	astringe,
definition	:	constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact)

derivation	:	astringent,
definition	:	tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)

derivation	:	hemostatic, styptic,
definition	:	tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

4. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

derivation	:	haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis,
definition	:	surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) (noun.act)

derivation	:	astringent, astringent drug, styptic,
definition	:	a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	astringency, stypsis,
definition	:	the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute)

5. a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	astringe,
definition	:	become constricted or compressed (verb.change)

derivation	:	astringe,
definition	:	constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact)

derivation	:	astringent,
definition	:	tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue (adj.all)

derivation	:	hemostatic, styptic,
definition	:	tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

6. tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels (adj.all)

derivation	:	haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis,
definition	:	surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) (noun.act)

derivation	:	astringent, astringent drug, styptic,
definition	:	a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	astringency, stypsis,
definition	:	the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids (noun.attribute)