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tourniquet

tour·ni·quet [ túrnikət ] (plural tour·ni·quets)


noun 
Definition:
 
device to stop bleeding: a tight encircling band applied around an arm or leg in an emergency to stop severe arterial bleeding that cannot be controlled in any other way

[Late 17th century. < French]
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