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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids;
[syn: astringency, stypsis]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

stypsis
    n 1: the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues
         to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids [syn:
         astringency, stypsis]