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- Dictionarystyptic/ˈstɪptɪk/
adjective
- 1. (of a substance) capable of causing bleeding to stop when it is applied to a wound.
noun
- 1. a styptic substance.
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The meaning of STYPTIC is tending to contract or bind : astringent; especially : tending to check bleeding. How to use styptic in a sentence. Did you know?
/ˈstɪptɪk/ IPA guide. Other forms: styptics. In medicine, something that's styptic is meant to stop the flow of blood. Some people have styptic pencils in their medicine cabinets in case they cut themselves shaving. Styptic agents (like styptic pencils) slow bleeding from cuts.
Styptic definition: serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding.. See examples of STYPTIC used in a sentence.
1. arresting hemorrhage by means of an astringent quality. 2. something that has this quality. A chemical styptic works by causing formation of a blood clot by chemical action. A vascular styptic checks bleeding by causing the blood vessels to contract.
Definition of styptic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent. 2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; hemostatic. n. A styptic drug or substance. [Middle English stiptik, from Old French stiptique, from Latin stȳpticus, from Greek stūptikos, from stūphein, to contract .] styp·tic′i·ty (-tĭs′ĭ-tē) n.
2 senses: 1. contracting the blood vessels or tissues 2. a styptic drug.... Click for more definitions.
Styptic definition: Tending to halt bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels; astringent.
Styptic definition: . See examples of STYPTIC used in a sentence.
Styptic definition, serving to contract organic tissue; astringent; binding. See more.
