noun
styptic; hemostatic agent
Refers to a substance or material used to stop bleeding, such as a styptic pencil or powder.
カミソリ負けに血止めを使った。
I used a styptic on the razor nick.
noun
stopping of bleeding; hemostasis
The act or process of stopping bleeding. Often used in medical or first-aid contexts. Compare with 止血 (しけつ), which is the more formal medical term.
See also: 止血
傷口を圧迫して血止めをした。
I stopped the bleeding by applying pressure to the wound.
止血 is the formal medical term for hemostasis, while 血止め is a more everyday word for stopping bleeding or a styptic agent.
Compound of 血 (ち, 'blood') and 止め (どめ, 'stopping'), the noun form of 止める (とめる, 'to stop').