tourniquet

[ tur-ni-kit, toor- ]

/ ˈtɜr nɪ kɪt, ˈtʊər- /

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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for tourniquet

A bystander had placed a belt on his arm to act as a tourniquet.
New Orleans Shooting: I Saw the Mother’s Day Parade Gunman|Jarratt Pytell|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The tourniquet on the left leg went just above the knee, below which there was nothing but torn flesh and a length of bare bone.
Carlos Arredondo, Boston Marathon Hero in a Cowboy Hat, on the Bombs|Michael Daly|April 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Another Afghan police officer used a towel as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding.
Afghanistan's Troop Killers|Jessica Stone|March 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
An Army officer then used his belt to make a tourniquet on Munley's leg.
Fort Hood Shooting: The Aftermath|The Daily Beast|November 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST

He had lost considerable blood by the time the first-aid team was able to get him out and apply a tourniquet.
The Scarlet Lake Mystery|Harold Leland Goodwin
Using a tourniquet increases the chances that the arm or leg will have to be amputated later.
In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense
Plummer was at the window with his men at his heels even before the tourniquet was half unscrewed.
The Red Triangle|Arthur Morrison
On catching him I found that he had somehow severed an artery in his tail, and I had to improvise a tourniquet to stop the flow.
The Red Cow and Her Friends|Peter McArthur
Gangrene,—that is, the death of a limb caused by the lack of blood, which has been cut off by the tourniquet.
Manual of Military Training|James A. Moss

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

单词	tourniquet
释义	tourniquet [ tur-ni-kit, toor- ] / ˈtɜr nɪ kɪt, ˈtʊər- / 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tourniquet A bystander had placed a belt on his arm to act as a tourniquet. New Orleans Shooting: I Saw the Mother’s Day Parade Gunman\|Jarratt Pytell\|May 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The tourniquet on the left leg went just above the knee, below which there was nothing but torn flesh and a length of bare bone. Carlos Arredondo, Boston Marathon Hero in a Cowboy Hat, on the Bombs\|Michael Daly\|April 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Another Afghan police officer used a towel as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. Afghanistan's Troop Killers\|Jessica Stone\|March 23, 2010\|DAILY BEAST An Army officer then used his belt to make a tourniquet on Munley's leg. Fort Hood Shooting: The Aftermath\|The Daily Beast\|November 6, 2009\|DAILY BEAST He had lost considerable blood by the time the first-aid team was able to get him out and apply a tourniquet. The Scarlet Lake Mystery\|Harold Leland Goodwin Using a tourniquet increases the chances that the arm or leg will have to be amputated later. In Time Of Emergency\|Department of Defense Plummer was at the window with his men at his heels even before the tourniquet was half unscrewed. The Red Triangle\|Arthur Morrison On catching him I found that he had somehow severed an artery in his tail, and I had to improvise a tourniquet to stop the flow. The Red Cow and Her Friends\|Peter McArthur Gangrene,—that is, the death of a limb caused by the lack of blood, which has been cut off by the tourniquet. Manual of Military Training\|James A. Moss 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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