haemostatic

/ ˌhɛm-; ˌhiːməʊˈstætɪk /

adjective

1. retarding or stopping the flow of blood within the blood vessels
2. retarding or stopping bleeding

noun

1. a drug or agent that retards or stops bleeding

Example Sentences

Tourniquets are now commonplace in civilian medicine, as are haemostatic powders that clot blood.

From Economist

“If we can achieve a correction of this haemostatic imbalance that would prevent spontaneous bleeds, then we've really offered an unbelievable change in the lives of these haemophilia patients.”

From Scientific American

“If we can achieve a correction of this haemostatic imbalance that would prevent spontaneous bleeds, then we've really offered an unbelievable change in the lives of these haemophilia patients.”

From Nature

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University, Wayne State University and Virginia Tech in the US have synthesised the super-clotting balls - known as haemostatic nanoparticles.

From BBC

In the surgical treatment of haemorrhage minor means of arresting bleeding are: cold, which is most valuable in general oozing and local extravasations; very hot water, 130� to 160� F., a powerful haemostatic; position, such as elevation of the limb, valuable in bleeding from the extremities; styptics or astringents, applied locally, as perchloride of iron, tannic acid and others, the most valuable being suprarenal extract.

From Project Gutenberg