stypsis
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styp·sis
(stĭp′sĭs)n.
The action or application of a styptic.
[Late Latin stȳpsis, from Greek stūpsis, from stūphein, to contract.]
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stypsis
(ˈstɪpsɪs)n
the action, application, or use of a styptic
[C19: via New Latin from Late Latin: astringency, from Greek stupsis, from stuphein to contract]
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styp•sis
(ˈstɪp sɪs)n.
the action or application of a styptic.
[1885–90; < Late Latin stȳpsis < Greek stŷpsis, derivative (with -sis -sis) of styphein to contract]
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| Noun | 1. | stypsis - the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids contractility - the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter |
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