Styptic
Pronunciation : Styp"tic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. stypticus, Gr.
Definition : Defn: Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also stiptic.] Styptic weed (Bot.), an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Styp"tic
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A styptic medicine.
(Med.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913