anti-hemorrhagic
Prevents blood loss
Anti-hemorrhagic describes agents or treatments that stop or prevent bleeding.
An anti-hemorrhagic drug promotes blood clotting or constricts blood vessels to control hemorrhage: The surgeon applied an anti-hemorrhagic agent to the wound.
Also spelled antihemorrhagic, and in British English, anti-haemorrhagic.
Agent that stops bleeding
- hemostaticArrests blood flow
- tranexamic acidClot-stabilizing hemostatic agent
- vitamin KFat-soluble clotting agent
- epinephrineAdrenal stress hormone
Liquid solidifying into mass
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
fibrinogen · prothrombin · factor VIII · clot formation · blood clot · thrombus · coagulant · clotting factors
Forcing into smaller space
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- pressure bandageTight wrap to stop bleeding
- direct pressureForce applied at contact point
- tamponadePressure-induced organ restriction
suture · ligation · cautery · electrocautery · wound closure · bleeding control · trauma care · field dressing
styptic
Agent that stops bleeding
- hemostaticArrests blood flow
- tranexamic acidClot-stabilizing hemostatic agent
- vitamin KFat-soluble clotting agent
coagulation
Liquid solidifying into mass
- hemostasisProcess that stops bleeding
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
platelets · fibrinogen · prothrombin · factor VIII · clot formation · blood clot · thrombus · coagulant · clotting factors
compression
Forcing into smaller space
- tourniquetCompression band stopping hemorrhage
- pressure bandageTight wrap to stop bleeding
- direct pressureForce applied at contact point
tamponade · suture · ligation · cautery · electrocautery · wound closure · bleeding control · trauma care · field dressing · arterial pressure
yarrow
Feathery-leaved medicinal herb
- witch hazelAstringent plant extract
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- comfreyBristly herb for healing
turmeric · tannins · bloodroot · horsetail · nettle · cayenne
anti-hemorrhagichemorrhagic
Relating to bleeding
anticoagulant · blood thinner · thrombolytic · warfarin · heparin
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