hemostatic
1 of 2noun
he·mo·stat·ic ˌhē-mə-ˈsta-tik 
: a hemostatic agent
hemostatic
2 of 2adjective
1
: of or caused by hemostasis
2
: serving to check bleeding
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Derek Mcdonald, Outdoor Life, 3 Nov. 2020 The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2020 The kits, a recent addition to the district northwest of Los Angeles, are equipped with tourniquets, compression bandages and blood-clotting hemostatic gauze to prevent excessive blood loss. NBC News, 8 Dec. 2019 All the current models of bleeding prevention—medically known as hemostatic agents—suffer from the same problem, according to the authors. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 14 May 2019 The kits The kits include equipment such as tourniquets, pressure bandages and hemostatic dressings to stop uncontrolled life-threatening bleeding. Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018 The kits include a tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, pressure dressing and airway and chest seal materials in a lightweight 6-inch by 4-inch zippered bag. Karina Bland, azcentral, 20 Apr. 2018 Mararv was lifted out and taken to a medic, who stuffed his wound with hemostatic gauze and gave him a painkilling fentanyl lollipop to suck. Tristan Mcconnell, GQ, 16 Apr. 2018 At this time, most of the hemostatic options are powders or bandages. Allison Barrie, Fox News, 29 June 2017 See More
Noun
Combine that with an Israeli pressure dressing and hemostatic gauze for additional means of dealing with moderate to severe bleeding. Derek Mcdonald, Outdoor Life, 3 Nov. 2020 Adjective
Of the commercially available hemostatic gauzes, Combat Gauze has the most evidence supporting its use. The Editors, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2020 The kits, a recent addition to the district northwest of Los Angeles, are equipped with tourniquets, compression bandages and blood-clotting hemostatic gauze to prevent excessive blood loss. NBC News, 8 Dec. 2019 All the current models of bleeding prevention—medically known as hemostatic agents—suffer from the same problem, according to the authors. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 14 May 2019 The kits The kits include equipment such as tourniquets, pressure bandages and hemostatic dressings to stop uncontrolled life-threatening bleeding. Alec Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 June 2018 The kits include a tourniquet, hemostatic gauze, pressure dressing and airway and chest seal materials in a lightweight 6-inch by 4-inch zippered bag. Karina Bland, azcentral, 20 Apr. 2018 Mararv was lifted out and taken to a medic, who stuffed his wound with hemostatic gauze and gave him a painkilling fentanyl lollipop to suck. Tristan Mcconnell, GQ, 16 Apr. 2018 At this time, most of the hemostatic options are powders or bandages. Allison Barrie, Fox News, 29 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1706, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
hemostatic 1 of 2
noun
he·mo·stat·ic
variants or chiefly British haemostatic
ˌhē-mə-ˈstat-ik
: an agent that checks bleeding
especially : one that shortens the clotting time of blood
hemostatic
2 of 2adjective
variants or chiefly British haemostatic
1
: of or caused by hemostasis
2
: serving to check bleeding
a hemostatic agent
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