Antihemorrhagic

Antihemorrhagic
Antihemorrhagic An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic, a. (Med.) Tending to stop hemorrhage. -- n. A remedy for hemorrhage. [1913 Webster]

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  • Antihemorrhagic — An antihemorrhagic (antihaemorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). They may also be known as hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agents. Styptics (also spelled stiptics) are a specific type of antihemorrhagic… …   Wikipedia

  • antihemorrhagic — 1. adjective That stops or reduces hemorrhage. 2. noun Any drug etc. that stops or reduces hemorrhage …   Wiktionary

  • antihemorrhagic — Arresting hemorrhage. SYN: hemostatic (2). * * * an·ti·hem·or·rhag·ic or chiefly Brit an·ti·haem·or·rhag·ic .hem ə raj ik adj tending to prevent or arrest hemorrhage * * * an·ti·hem·or·rhag·ic (an″te ) (an″ti hem″o rajґik) 1.… …   Medical dictionary

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  • antihemorrhagic factor — noun a fat soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood • Syn: ↑vitamin K, ↑naphthoquinone • Hypernyms: ↑fat soluble vitamin • Hyponyms: ↑vitamin K1, ↑phylloquinone, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • vitamin — One of a group of organic substances, present in minute amounts in natural foodstuffs, that are essential to normal metabolism; insufficient amounts in the diet may cause deficiency diseases. [L. vita, life, + amine] v. A 1. any β …   Medical dictionary

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  • C11H7O2C5H8nH — vitamin K2 vitamin K2, vitamins K2 vitamins K2 . one of the two K vitamins, actually a mixture of homologous fat soluble substituted naphthoquinones (called {menaquinones}), ({C11H7O2[C5H8]nH}), where n may be 1 to 13 but is mostly 7 to 9. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • C31H46O2 — vitamin K1 vitamin K1 n. one of the two K vitamins, ({C31H46O2}). It is fat soluble and occurs naturally as the trans isomer. Chemically it is 2 methyl 3 phytyl 1,4, naphthoquinone. Syn: phylloquinone, phytonadione, antihemorrhagic vitamin..… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • menaquinones — vitamin K2 vitamin K2, vitamins K2 vitamins K2 . one of the two K vitamins, actually a mixture of homologous fat soluble substituted naphthoquinones (called {menaquinones}), ({C11H7O2[C5H8]nH}), where n may be 1 to 13 but is mostly 7 to 9. The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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