hemostatic

1. 1.

   tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels

   Synonymsstyptic

   Similarastringent

Questions about hemostatic

What does hemostatic mean?

hemostatic means "tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels".

How many syllables are in hemostatic?

hemostatic has 4 syllables: he-mo-sta-tic. The stress falls on "sta".

What is another word for hemostatic?

Close synonyms include styptic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hemostatic a common word?