D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tourniquet

/tẽrn'-ĭkˌ-ĭt/ · Tour·ni·quet · IPA /ˈtɝ.nɪ.kɪt/
01 n. An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tighten…
  1. 1.
    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.(Surg.)