Associations to the word «Tourniquet»

Wiktionary

TOURNIQUET, noun. A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.
TOURNIQUET, noun. Any of several similar methods of clamping components into position.
TOURNIQUET, noun. A turnstile.

Dictionary definition

TOURNIQUET, noun. Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure.

Wise words

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