tourniquet n 1: bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure [syn: compression bandage, tourniquet]

tourniquet noun Etymology: French, turnstile, tourniquet, from tourner to turn, from Old French — more at turn Date: 1695 a device (as a band of rubber) that checks bleeding or blood flow by compressing blood vessels

tourniquet
n. a device for stopping the flow of blood through an artery by twisting a bar etc. in a ligature or bandage.
Etymology: F prob. f. OF tournicle coat of mail, TUNICLE, infl. by tourner TURN

tourniquet (tourniquets) A tourniquet is a strip of cloth that is tied tightly round an injured arm or leg in order to stop it bleeding. N-COUNT

tourniquet ˈtuənɪkeɪ n. a device for stopping the flow of blood through an artery by twisting a bar etc. in a ligature or bandage. [F prob. f. OF tournicle coat of mail, TUNICLE, infl. by tourner TURN]

Tourniquet \Tour"ni*quet\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] (Surg.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.

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