stypsis
stypsis · stypsises
AstringencyAstringency
Meaning
2 sensesAstringency
The use or the action of a styptic
More definitions
- the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids
Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στῦψις (stûpsis).Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στῦψις (stûpsis).
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Forms
plural: stypsisesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids:astringency
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedstyptic
See also
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