Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
anthemorrhagic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective That stops or reduces
hemorrhage . - noun Any
drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage.
Etymologies
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anti- + hemorrhagic
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Examples
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Cayenne is also an effective antihemorrhagic and, taken internally and/or applied externally, is very effective in stopping acute bleeding.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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It is also used as an antihemorrhagic after childbirth, but its action is slow, not being felt for several hours after the administration of the drug; for this reason it cannot take the place of ergot, though it seems to be superior to the latter in passive hemorrhages.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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