HAEMOSPASTIC
\hˌiːməspˈastɪk], \hˌiːməspˈastɪk], \h_ˌiː_m_ə_s_p_ˈa_s_t_ɪ_k]\
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An agent which draws or attracts blood to a part; as a cupping-glass. The operation is termed Haemospasia, (F,)Hemospasie. It is generally applied to a process by which the air is exhausted over a considerable surface, as over one or more of the extremities, by an appropriate pneumatic apparatus.
By Robley Dunglison
