tourniquet

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
tourniquet
    n 1: bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by
         applying pressure [syn: {compression bandage},
         {tourniquet}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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 Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
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