Meanings
adjectiveanastaltic (comparative more anastaltic, superlative most anastaltic)
comparative more anastaltic · superlative most anastaltic
- obsoletemedicinestyptic
Origin
- Ancient Greekἀνάσταλτικός“fitted for checking or halting”
- Englishanastaltic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάσταλτικός (anástaltikós, “fitted for checking or halting”), from ἀνά (aná, “back”) + στέλλειν (stéllein, “send”).
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APA
anastaltic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anastaltic
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“anastaltic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anastaltic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anastaltic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anastaltic.
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