tourniquet

tourniquet definition - medical

tour·ni·quet (to͝orˈnĭ-kĭt, tûrˈ-)

noun
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.

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