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tourniquet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tourniquet n : stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure [syn: {compression bandage}]
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