Home › Words › H › hemostatichemostatichemostatic means of or pertaining to hemostasis: stopping bleeding.EtymologyFrom hemo- + -static.adjOf or pertaining to hemostasis: stopping bleeding.nounAny medicine that stops bleeding.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.microhemostatic 73% match — Relating to microhemostats vs hemostatic →prohemostatic 72% match — That promotes hemostasis vs hemostatic →hemostat 72% match — An instrument that clamps blood vessels to diminish or halt blood flow. vs hemostatic →hemostatically 72% match — In a hemostatic manner vs hemostatic →homeostatic 72% match — Of or pertaining to homeostasis. vs hemostatic →hemostasis 71% match — The process of keeping blood inside a damaged vessel to stop bleeding. vs hemostatic →hemostyptic 70% match — That stops the flow of blood from a small wound, such as a nick from shaving. vs hemostatic →antihemostatic 68% match — That counters hemostasis vs hemostatic →