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Meaning of tourniquet

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tourniquet

Pronunciation:/ˈtɔː.nɪ.keɪ//ˈtɝ.nɪ.keɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.

  2. Any of several similar methods of clamping components into position.

  3. A turnstile.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tourniquet

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