hemostatic

1 of 2

noun

he·​mo·​stat·​ic ˌhē-mə-ˈsta-tik 

: a hemostatic agent

hemostatic

2 of 2

adjective

1

: of or caused by hemostasis

2

: serving to check bleeding

Examples of hemostatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

To handle heavily bleeding wounds, there’s a length of QuikClot© hemostatic gauze. — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023

Combine that with an Israeli pressure dressing and hemostatic gauze for additional means of dealing with moderate to severe bleeding. — Derek McDonald, Outdoor Life, 3 Nov. 2020

Adjective

Products range from hemophilia medications to hemostatic patches used by military forces to stop battlefield bleeding. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Ivan pulled out hemostatic powder that Anna had sent him and poured a ton of it in the hole where the bullet came out. — Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024

But, if the bleeding hasn’t stopped after five to 10 minutes, consider moving to a hemostatic agent like BleedStop. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 2 Apr. 2024

Alongside these age-old techniques, new hemostatic agents were applied to open wounds to stem bleeding. — Luis Alvarez, STAT, 24 Mar. 2023

This piece of gauze is impregnated with a hemostatic treatment that encourages rapid clotting to stop heavy bleeding better than regular gauze. — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022

Of the commercially available hemostatic gauzes, Combat Gauze has the most evidence supporting its use. — The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2020

The kits, a recent addition to the district northwest of Los Angeles, are equipped with tourniquets, compression bandages and blood-clotting hemostatic gauze to prevent excessive blood loss. — NBC News, 8 Dec. 2019

All the current models of bleeding prevention—medically known as hemostatic agents—suffer from the same problem, according to the authors. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 14 May 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for hemostatic

• achromatic
• acrobatic
• adriatic
• aliphatic
• antistatic
• aromatic
• astigmatic
• autocratic
• automatic
• bureaucratic
• charismatic
• cholestatic

Medical Definition

hemostatic

1 of 2 noun

he·​mo·​stat·​ic

variants or chiefly British haemostatic

ˌhē-mə-ˈstat-ik 

: an agent that checks bleeding

especially : one that shortens the clotting time of blood

hemostatic

2 of 2 adjective

variants or chiefly British haemostatic

1

: of or caused by hemostasis

2

: serving to check bleeding

a hemostatic agent