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catastaltic

catastaltic adjective: holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.

Adjective

catastaltic (not comparable)

  1. Holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.
    • catastaltic movements/actions

Origin of catastaltic

From Ancient Greek κατασταλτικός (katastaltikós, “holding in check”), from καταστέλλω (katastéllō, “repress”), from στέλλω (stéllō).

Questions about catastaltic

What does catastaltic mean?
Catastaltic means holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.
What part of speech is catastaltic?
Catastaltic is an adjective.

Words near catastaltic in the dictionary

  1. catasetum
  2. catasetums
  3. catasta
  4. catastae
  5. catastalsis
  6. catastaltic
  7. catastases
  8. catastasis
  9. catastate
  10. catastates
  11. catastatic

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