haemostatic

Arrests bleeding flow

Haemostatic describes agents or processes that stop bleeding.

A haemostatic drug, dressing, or technique promotes clotting or constricts blood vessels to control hemorrhage: The surgeon applied haemostatic powder to the wound.

The spelling is British; American English uses hemostatic.

As a noun, a haemostatic is any substance with this property.

agents

tranexamic acid

Clot-stabilizing hemostatic agent

thrombinSerine protease enabling coagulation
collagenStructural body protein
kaolinWhiteite mineral for pottery

zeolite · vitamin K

mechanism

coagulation

Liquid solidifying into mass

clot formationBlood solidifying into mass
vasoconstrictionArterial walls contracting inward
thrombusIntravascular coagulated mass

factor VIII · prothrombin · fibrinogen · clotting factors

disorders

hemophilia

Genetic clotting impairment

hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
bleeding disorderImpaired blood clotting condition

devices

tourniquet

Compression band stopping hemorrhage

compression bandageTight wrap reducing swelling
wound dressingProtective covering for injuries
pressure padWeight-triggered switching surface

electrocautery · ligature · suture · stapler

surgical

cauterization

Burning tissue medically

ligationSurgical binding of vessels
electrosurgeryCutting tissue with current
diathermyHigh-frequency current therapy

suturing

Opposites

blood flow control

haemostaticanticoagulant

Substance preventing blood clots

blood thinner · hemorrhagic · thrombolytic · heparin · warfarin

Family

haemostat, haemostats

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