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tourniquet in Finnish

tourniquet in Finnish is kiristysside — tourniquet means a tight band or device wrapped around a limb to stop severe bleeding by cutting off blood flow.

tourniquet in Finnish

kiristysside
noun
(medicine) A tightly-compressed bandage used to stop bleeding by stopping the flow of blood through a large artery in a limb.

What does "tourniquet" mean?

  1. noun A tight band or device wrapped around a limb to stop severe bleeding by cutting off blood flow.
    "The medic applied a tourniquet above the wound to stop the bleeding."
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tourniquet in a sentence

  • The medic applied a tourniquet above the wound to stop the bleeding.

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What is "tourniquet" in Finnish?

"tourniquet" in Finnish is kiristysside. tourniquet means: A tight band or device wrapped around a limb to stop severe bleeding by cutting off blood flow.

How do you use "tourniquet" in a sentence?

Example: "The medic applied a tourniquet above the wound to stop the bleeding." In Finnish, "tourniquet" is kiristysside.

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