stypsis
ˈstɪpsɪs
Definition

Definition of stypsis - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
astringencyRarethe quality of making skin or tissue tightRare
  • The lotion's stypsis helped reduce the swelling.
astringency contraction tightening
2.
stop bleedingRarethe action of stopping bleedingRare
  • The nurse applied stypsis to the wound.
clotting coagulation hemostasis
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Origin of stypsis

Greek, styphein (to contract)

Examples of stypsis in a sentence

  • He appreciated the stypsis of the aftershave on his skin.
  • Stypsis was necessary after the minor surgery.
  • The doctor recommended stypsis for the nosebleed.

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  1. French:astringence, styptique, ...
  2. German:Adstringenz, Stypsis, ...
  3. Italian:astringenza, emostasi, ...
  4. Spanish:astringencia, estipticidad, ...
  5. Portuguese:adstringência, hemostasia, ...
  6. Chinese:收敛性, 止血法, ...
  7. Japanese:収斂性, 止血処置, ...
  8. Arabic:قابضية, إِرْقَاء, ...
  9. Hebrew:כִּוּוּץ, עֲצִירַת דִּמּוּם, ...
  10. Russian:вяжущее свойство, стипсис, ...
  11. Ukrainian:в'яжучість, стипсис, ...
  12. Hindi:कसाव, रक्तस्राव रोकना, ...
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