Tourniquet

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tourniquet \Tour"ni*quet\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] (Surg.)
     An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists
     essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made
     by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tourniquet
       n : bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by
           applying pressure [syn: {compression bandage}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "tourniquet":
     Ace bandage, Band-Aid, adhesive tape, application, band, bandage,
     bandaging, binder, brace, cast, cataplasm, compress, cotton,
     court plaster, cravat, dressing, elastic bandage, epithem,
     four-tailed bandage, gauze, lint, plaster, plaster cast, pledget,
     poultice, roller, roller bandage, rubber bandage, sling, splint,
     sponge, stupe, tampon, tape, tent, triangular bandage