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septic; skeptic, sceptic; styptic
septic (SEP tik) (adjective)
1. Characterized by infection or putrefaction: Because it was not treated promptly, the wound on Jane's foot became septic.
2. Referring to the drainage system for a tank holding sewage and other waste: The roots of the tree had clogged the septic tank and the city engineers needed to be called to clear it out.
2. Referring to the drainage system for a tank holding sewage and other waste: The roots of the tree had clogged the septic tank and the city engineers needed to be called to clear it out.
skeptic, sceptic (SKEP tik) (noun)
An individual who typically questions knowledge or reserves judgment on a topic: My friend Mark is a skeptic when it comes to reading certain articles in the local newspaper.
styptic (STIP tik) (noun)
A substance that tends to act as an astringent: When he was learning to shave, the young man kept a tube of styptic close by in case he cut himself with the razor.
The environmental sceptic was observed poking around in the septic trash in a park where he injured his thumb which required a styptic application in order to prevent his thumb from becoming septic.
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styptic, hemostyptic
1. A drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals.
2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels.
3. Slowing down the rate of bleeding, or stopping bleeding altogether; whether by causing the blood vessels to contract or by accelerating clotting.
4. Anything that stops a hemorrhage; such as, alum, ferrous sulfate, or tannic acid.
2. Tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels.
3. Slowing down the rate of bleeding, or stopping bleeding altogether; whether by causing the blood vessels to contract or by accelerating clotting.
4. Anything that stops a hemorrhage; such as, alum, ferrous sulfate, or tannic acid.
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mechanical styptic
1. Any hemostatic device, or material, that facilitates coagulation of bleeding vessels.
2. A mechanical styptic which assists the clotting of blood by mechanical means.
2. A mechanical styptic which assists the clotting of blood by mechanical means.
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styptic collodion
Tannic acid in flexible collodion; an astringent and local hemostatic.
styptic pencil
1. An astringent substance in solid form in a small cylindrical container that is applied to stop bleeding from small cuts; for example, after shaving.
2. A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to a cut to check bleeding.
2. A short medicated stick, often of alum, applied to a cut to check bleeding.
vascular styptic
A styptic material that slows down, or stops, hemorrhage by acting as a vasoconstrictor on blood vessels of relatively small size.
A vasoconstrictor is an agent that narrows the blood vessels, which in turn increases resistance to blood flow and raises blood pressure.