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stiptic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stiptic \Stip"tic\, a. & n. (Med.) See {Styptic}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Styptic \Styp"tic\, a. [L. stypticus Gr ?, fr ? to contract.] Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part astringent. [Written also {stiptic}.] {Styptic weed} (Bot.), an American leguminous herb ({Cassia occidentalis}) closely related to the wild senna.
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