Tourniquet : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tourniquet	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Tourniquet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tourniquet n bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure Synonym(s): compression bandage, tourniquet
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.