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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tourniquet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tourniquet.html. 1828.
 
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