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Meanings of tourniquet in английском

португальский
torniquete
каталонский
torniquet

Bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure.

        torniquete
        Usage of tourniquet in английском
        1
        As he knotted the linen into a rough tourniquet the other asked:
        The Captain of the Kansas
        2
        It wasn't that good a tourniquet but it was all I had.
        Stand by your hitman
        3
        After a while you just try and get a tourniquet on it.
        No country for old men
        4
        By twisting the tourniquet very tight, that flow of blood is stopped.
        With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
        5
        Yes. Mhari assembles the cannula, sample tubes, and tourniquet in silent concentration.
        The Rhesus Chart
        6
        A store manager recalled tying an improvised tourniquet on a wounded woman.
        Reuters
        7
        An officer applied a tourniquet to Peltre's thigh, possibly saving her life.
        Reuters
        8
        The tourniquet should be left in place until antivenom is given.
        Free from School
        9
        Those who feel they can dispense with the bandage use the tourniquet alone.
        Diseases of the Horse's Foot
        10
        The tourniquet was first put on the arm, and screwed tightly.
        With Kitchener in the Soudan: A Story of Atbara and Omdurman
        11
        As they ran along beside him Carmena untwisted her revolver from the tourniquet.
        Bloom of Cactus
        12
        The Count motioned and Ona applied a tourniquet to Daisy's arm.
        House of Bathory
        13
        The man beside him took the tourniquet, as he was bid.
        Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
        14
        However it will usually he necessary to use an improvised tourniquet.
        The Plattsburg Manual: A Handbook for Military Training
        15
        Ischaemia was induced using a specially-designed pneumatic tourniquet placed on the rabbit thigh.
        Pubmed
        16
        The policeman with Charlie stood up, leaving his companion to finish the tourniquet.
        Complete Books of Blood
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        Translations for tourniquet
        португальский
        torniquetegarrote
        каталонский
        torniquet
        Tourniquet through the time
        Tourniquet across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common