1. the action of stopping bleeding; the use of a styptic substance
Usage: medical

Examples

• The doctor applied a styptic pencil to achieve stypsis of the small cut.
• Stypsis was accomplished quickly using pressure and a clotting agent.
• The medical text described various methods of stypsis for minor wounds.
• Traditional remedies for stypsis included certain plant extracts.
• The nurse was trained in techniques for rapid stypsis in emergency situations.