adjective
- Capable of stopping or slowing the flow of blood; relating to the arrest of bleeding.
Usage: Medical/clinical term
noun
- A substance or agent that stops or slows bleeding.
Usage: Medical/clinical term
Examples
- The surgeon applied a hemostatic agent to control the bleeding during the operation.
- Gauze with hemostatic properties is commonly used in emergency first aid.
- The hemostatic powder quickly stopped the wound from bleeding.
- Hemostatic devices are essential tools in modern surgical practice.
- The medication has hemostatic effects that help patients with clotting disorders.
- A hemostatic dressing was placed on the patient's laceration.