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Astrigent

An 'astringent', medically speaking, is a substance that draws together or constricts body tissues. For example, if a substance causes constriction of the muscle inside a blood vessel and thereby cuts of the blood supply to that tissue, the substance would be considered an 'astringent'.

Dr. Peter Kurzweilreviewed this

Internal Medicine 52 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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