Ăn'a-stăl'tĭc, a.
a. [Gr. ἀνασταλτικός, fitted for checking, from ἀνεστέλλειν, to send up, or back, to check, from ἀνά, up, back, and στέλλειν, to send.] (Med.) Astringent; styptic. Coxe.
a. [Gr. ἀνασταλτικός, fitted for checking, from ἀνεστέλλειν, to send up, or back, to check, from ἀνά, up, back, and στέλλειν, to send.] (Med.) Astringent; styptic. Coxe.