TOURNIQUET

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure

Synonyms:

compression bandage; tourniquet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tourniquet" is a kind of...):

bandage; patch (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)

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