tourniquet in Spanish
tourniquet in Spanish is torniquete — tourniquet means a tight band or device wrapped around a limb to stop severe bleeding by cutting off blood flow.
tourniquet in Spanish
torniquete
(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?
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noun A tight band or device wrapped around a limb to stop severe bleeding by cutting off blood flow.
"After he was done, Lillehei's assistants released the tourniquet around Gregory's venae cavae, allowing blood to return."
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tourniquet in a sentence
- After he was done, Lillehei's assistants released the tourniquet around Gregory's venae cavae, allowing blood to return.
- The medic applied a tourniquet above the wound to stop the bleeding.
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What is "tourniquet" in Spanish?
"tourniquet" in Spanish is torniquete. 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 Spanish, "tourniquet" is torniquete.
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