Catastaltic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Catastaltic \Cat`a*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to check; kata`
     down, wholy + ? to set.] (Med.)
     Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.
     [1913 Webster]