• (n.) A stegnotic medicine; an astringent. • (a.) Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges generally.
Steg·no'tic adjective [ Greek ..., from ... to cover, to make costive, from ..., ..., covered, closed.] (Medicine) Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges generally. -- noun A stegnotic medicine; an astringent. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: steg-not′ik Definitions: 1. Astringent or constipating. 2. An astringent or constipating agent.
stegnosis, stegnotic 1. The closing of a passage; astringent or constipating. 2. A stoppage of any of the secretions or excretions. 3. A constriction or stenosis.