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hemostatic

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hemostatic /he·mo·stat·ic/ (he?mo-stat´ik)
1. causing hemostasis, or an agent that so acts.
2. due to or characterized by stasis of the blood.

he·mo·stat·ic (hm-sttk)
adj.
1. Arresting the flow of blood within the vessels.
2. Arresting hemorrhage.
n.
A hemostatic device or agent.

hemostatic,
adj/n ability of a substance to stop the flow of blood.

hemostatic (hē´mōstat´ik),
n an agent used to reduce bleeding from small blood vessels by speeding up the clotting of blood or by the formation of an artificial clot.

hemostatic
1. checking blood flow.
2. an agent that checks the flow of blood.

hemostatic defects
hemostatic plug

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