Cat′a‐stal″tic (?), a. [Gr. �, fr. � to check; κατά down, wholy + � to set.] (Med.) Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.