hemostatic

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.

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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.

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hemostatic,

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

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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.

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hemostatic

1. checking blood flow.

2. an agent that checks the flow of blood.

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hemostatic defects

see coagulopathy.

hemostatic plug

see clotting.