Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hemostatic

Hemostatic , adjective

[Hemo- + Greek statiko`s causing to stand, from {not transcribed} to stand.]

1.
(Medicine) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.
2.
Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.

Hemostatic , noun

A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.