Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stypsis

1 sense of stypsis

Sense 1
astringency, stypsis -- (the ability to contract or draw together soft body tissues to check blood flow or restrict secretion of fluids)
       => contractility -- (the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter)