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Webster 1913 Edition


Stegnotic

Steg-no′tic

,
Adj.
[Gr.
στεγνωτικός
, fr.
στεγνοῦν
to cover, to make costive, fr.
στεγνός
,
στεγανός
, covered, closed.]
(Med.)
Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges generally.
Noun.
A stegnotic medicine; an astringent.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stegnotic

STEGNOTIC

,
Adj.
[Gr.] Tending to bind or render costive.

STEGNOTIC

,
Noun.
A medicine proper to stop the orifices of the vessels or emunctories of the body, when relaxed or lacerated.

Definition 2024


stegnotic

stegnotic

English

Adjective

stegnotic (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges.