Stip·tic a. & n. Med. See Styptic.
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  Styp·tic a.  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.