Styptic Synonyms

stĭptĭk
Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. hemostatic
A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. astringent
  2. astringent drug

Styptic Sentence Examples

  • Styptic powder is important to have on hand while clipping your dog's nails.

  • Medicinally, gallic acid has been, and is still, largely used as an astringent, styptic and haemostatic. Gallic acid, however, does not coagulate albumen and therefore possesses no local astringent action.

  • Alternatively you can buy some styptic pencils containing silver nitrate from the chemist to keep in your emergency box.

  • Any other type of bleeding should be stopped with direct pressure to the wound as well as styptic powder.

  • If you accidentally cut the quick, styptic powder will stop the bleeding and alleviate the pain.

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