tour|ni|quet

tour|ni|quet
tour|ni|quet «TUR nuh keht, -kay; TUR-», noun.
a device for stopping bleeding by compressing a blood vessel, such as a bandage around a limb tightened by twisting with a stick, a pad pressed down by a screw, or an inflated rubber tube.
[< French tourniquet < Old French tourner to turn]

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  • tour·ni·quet — /ˈtuɚnıkət/ noun, pl quets [count] : a bandage, strip of cloth, etc., that is tied tightly around an injured arm or leg to stop or slow the bleeding from a wound …   Useful english dictionary

  • quet — ban·quet·er; bil·bo·quet; bou·quet; cas·quet; co·quet·ry; doc·quet; pic·quet·er; pir·quet; quet; quet·ta; quet·zal; so·bri·quet; tri·quet·ric; ban·quet; co·quet; cro·quet; par·quet; pic·quet; pi·quet; ro·quet; tour·ni·quet; bri·quet; par·ro·quet; …   English syllables

  • tour — at·tour; bis·tour·nage; con·tour·né; coun·tour; fai·tour; no·tour; re·tour·able; tour·bil·lion; tour; tour·er; tour·ism; tour·is·tic; tour·is·ti·cal·ly; tour·ist·ry; tour·isty; tour·lou·rou; tour·ma·line; tour·ma·lin·ic; tour·ma·lin·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

  • tourniquet — tour·ni·quet …   English syllables

  • Tourniquet — Tour|ni|quet 〈[turnike:] n. 15〉 1. Instrument zum zeitweiligen Abklemmen eines Blutgefäßes 2. 〈veraltet〉 Drehkreuz als Sperre (an Eingängen, Bahnübergängen usw.) [frz., „Drehscheibe, Hebewinde, Drehkreuz“; zu tourner „sich drehen“] * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • tourniquet — tour·ni·quet s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} 1. curva molto stretta, tornante di una strada di montagna 2. tornello che, all ingresso di alcuni locali pubblici, della metropolitana o sim., permette il passaggio di un unica persona per volta 3. TS… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Tourniquet — Tour|ni|quet 〈[turnike:] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Instrument zum zeitweiligen Abklemmen von Blutgefäßen 2. 〈veraltet〉 Drehkreuz (an Eingängen, Bahnübergängen) [Etym.: frz., »Drehscheibe, Hebewinde«; zu tourner »sich drehen«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • tourniquet — tour|ni|quet [ˈtuənıkeı, ˈto: US ˈtə:rnıkıt, ˈtur ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: turnstile, tourniquet , from tourner; TURN1] a band of cloth that is twisted tightly around an injured arm or leg to stop it bleeding …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tourniquet — Tour|ni|quet [...ni ke:] das; s, s <aus fr. tourniquet »Drehkreuz«>: 1. schlingenförmiges Instrument zum Abklemmen von Blutgefäßen (Med.). 2. Drehkreuz an Wegen, Eingängen o. Ä. 3. (meist Plur.) korkenzieherförmiges Gebäckstück aus… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • tourniquet — tour|ni|quet [ tɜrnıkət ] noun count a piece of cloth that is tied very tight around someone s leg or arm in order to stop blood from flowing out of a cut …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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