tourniquet

Definitions

General English

• noun a tight bandage put round an arm or leg to stop bleeding

Medical

• noun an instrument or tight bandage wrapped round a limb to constrict an artery, so reducing the flow of blood and stopping bleeding from a wound

Military

• noun an act of twisting a stick through a bandage which is bound around a limb, in order to constrict the artery and thus reduce the bleeding from a serious wound

Nearby Definitions of “tourniquet”

• Touraine AOC
• touring company
• tourmaline
• tournedos
• tournedos Rossini
• tourniquet
• tout
• tow
• towable
• towards
• towbar

Contexts for “tourniquet”

3 definitions in context
• General English
• Medical
• Military