stypsis

/ˈstɪpsɪs/
noun
  1. The property or action of a substance that stops bleeding by contracting blood vessels or tissues.
    • The cream's stypsis helped reduce the bleeding from the scrape.
    • Doctors rely on the natural stypsis of certain compounds during surgery.
    • The stypsis of the plant extract made it useful for treating minor cuts.
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