arresting bleeding tourniquet

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• tourniquet — /terr ni kit, toor /, n. 1. Med., Surg. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting. 2. a device for pulling the parts of a wooden piece of furniture together, consisting of a pair… …   Universalium

• tourniquet — tour•ni•quet [[t]ˈtɜr nɪ kɪt, ˈtʊər [/t]] n. med srg any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting • Etymology: 1685–95; < F, der. of tourner to turn …   From formal English to slang

• tourniquet — /ˈtɔnəkeɪ / (say tawnuhkay), /ˈtʊə / (say toouh ) noun any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a pad pressed down by a screw, a bandage tightened by twisting, etc. {French, from tourner turn} …  

• Tourniquet (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Tourniquet Img capt = Ted Kirkpatrick, the drummer and main songwriter of Tourniquet Img size = Background = group or band Origin = Los Angeles, California, USA Genre = Thrash metal Heavy metal Speed metal… …   Wikipedia

• tourniquet — An instrument for temporarily arresting the flow of blood to or from a distal part by pressure applied with an encircling device. [Fr. fr. tourner, to turn] Dupuytren t. an instrument for compression on the …   Medical dictionary