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tourniquet
[ tur-ni-kit, toor- ]
/ ˈtɜr nɪ kɪt, ˈtʊər- /
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noun
Medicine/Medical, Surgery. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting.
a device for pulling the parts of a wooden piece of furniture together, consisting of a pair of twisted cords passed around the parts.
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Origin of tourniquet
1685–95; <French, derivative of tourner to turn
Words nearby tourniquet
Tournai, tournament, tournedos, Tourneur, tourney, tourniquet, tournois, tour of duty, tour operator, Tours, tourtière
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British Dictionary definitions for tourniquet
tourniquet
/ (ˈtʊənɪˌkeɪ, ˈtɔː-) /
noun
med any instrument or device for temporarily constricting an artery of the arm or leg to control bleeding
Word Origin for tourniquet
C17: from French: device that operates by turning, from tourner to turn
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Medical definitions for tourniquet
tourniquet
[ tur′nĭ-kĭt, tûr′- ]
n.
A device, typically a tightly encircling bandage, used to check bleeding by temporarily stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.
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