blood-staunching1
/ˈblʌdˌstɔːn(t)ʃɪŋ/(US blood-stanching)
noun
The action or practice of staunching bleeding, especially (in later use) by supernatural means.
Origin
Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Copland (fl. 1505–1547), translator and printer. From blood + stanching.
blood-staunching2
/blʌdˌstɔːn(t)ʃɪŋ/(US blood-stanching)
adjective
That staunches (or is reputed to staunch) bleeding.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From blood + stanching.