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tourniquet definition

tour·ni·quet (to̵or′ni kit, tʉr′-)

noun

any device for compressing a blood vessel to stop bleeding or control the circulation of blood to some part, as a bandage twisted about a limb and released at intervals or a pad pressed down by a screw

Etymology: Fr, altered in sense and form (infl. by tourner, to turn) < MFr turniquet, earlier turniquel, coat of mail, upper garment < OFr tunicle < L tunicula, dim. of tunica, tunic

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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