Definition of hemostatic
: a hemostatic agent
From the M-W Editors
Circa 1706
First Known Use of hemostatic
circa 1706
2
hemostatic
adjective
he·mo·stat·ic
Definition of hemostatic
1 : of or caused by hemostasis
2 : serving to check bleeding
1834
First Known Use of hemostatic
1834
Medical Dictionary
1
hemostatic
noun
he·mo·stat·ic
Medical Definition of hemostatic
: an agent that checks bleeding; especially : one that shortens the clotting time of blood
2
hemostatic
adjective
he·mo·stat·ic
variants: or chiefly British
haemostatic
Medical Definition of hemostatic
1: of or caused by hemostasis
2: serving to check bleeding a hemostatic agent
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