tourniquet English

Meaning tourniquet meaning

What does tourniquet mean?

tourniquet

— noun (= compression bandage) bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure

Synonyms tourniquet synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as tourniquet?

tourniquet English » English

compression bandage

ligature

hemostat

Topics tourniquet topics

What do people use tourniquet to talk about?

Person Healthy

Treat disease

• What words refer to treating a wound?
  clean/cleanse a wound bandage Band-Aid compress dress (a wound) dressing tourniquet

Person Body functions

Bleed, blood

• What words refer to stopping bleeding?
  coagulate staunch to stop bleeding to block bleeding apply a tourniquet