Styp"tic (?), a. [L. stypticus,
Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping
bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to
the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also
stiptic.]
Styptic weed (Bot.), an American
leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the
wild senna.
Styp"tic, n. (Med.) A
styptic medicine.
Styp"tic (?), a. [L. stypticus,
Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping
bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to
the bleeding part; astringent. [Written also
stiptic.]
Styptic weed (Bot.), an American
leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the
wild senna.
Styp"tic, n. (Med.) A
styptic medicine.
