tourniquet
noun/ˈtʊənɪkeɪ/
/ˈtɜːrnəkət/
- a piece of cloth, etc. that is tied tightly around an arm or a leg to stop the loss of blood from a wound
- Apply a tight tourniquet above the wound.
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from French, probably from Old French tournicle ‘coat of mail’, influenced by tourner ‘to turn’.
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