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adj. - Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels.

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  • He recently helped evaluate QuikClot along with other novel hemostatic agents for military use.
  • Calcium alginate fibers derived from Laminaria hyperborea have been used to produce wound dressings that are highly absorbent and hemostatic.
  • Behind that is a deep balfour retractor, which is used on belly cases and in the front are some various hemostatic clamps, probably sponge tips and allises.
  • In Dr.G. Lammert's "Volksmedizin in Bayern" (Würzburg, 1869), many hemostatic formulas are given, which are popular among the peasantry in various portions of the empire.
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