Tourniquet



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.止血带
• ［英］ n.止血带 ( a device to check bleeding or blood flow)
• ［类］ tourniquet : blood / dam : water ( 止血绷带用来阻止血流动 / 坝用来阻止水流动)
• ［记］ tour ( 转) +niquest -> 缠绕在伤口上的绑带

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French, turnstile, tourniquet, from tourner to turn, from Old French — more at turn
• Date: 1695
• a device (as a band of rubber) that checks bleeding or blood flow by compressing blood vessels

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