tourniquet

[ tur-ni-kit, toor- ]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical, Surgery. any device for arresting bleeding by forcibly compressing a blood vessel, as a bandage tightened by twisting.
2. a device for pulling the parts of a wooden piece of furniture together, consisting of a pair of twisted cords passed around the parts.

tourniquet

/ ˈtʊənɪˌkeɪ; ˈtɔː- /

noun

1. med any instrument or device for temporarily constricting an artery of the arm or leg to control bleeding

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourniquet¹

1685–95; < French, derivative of tourner to turn

Word History and Origins

Origin of tourniquet¹

C17: from French: device that operates by turning, from tourner to turn

Example Sentences

The responding officers provided first aid to the sergeant and applied a tourniquet before he was taken to a hospital, where he is recovering.

From Los Angeles Times

Some officers barricaded the house while others applied a makeshift tourniquet to the woman's arm and gave first aid until paramedics arrived.

From BBC

Light-hearted moments - a decidedly wonky tourniquet here or there - punctuate a heavy air.

From BBC

He managed to catch a wave into shore, where an off-duty police officer used a makeshift tourniquet to stem his bleeding, according to authorities.

From BBC

There is blood around him, and a tourniquet on his arm.

From BBC