Tourniquet

//ˈtɝ.nɪ.kɪt//

Synonyms for "tourniquet" (39 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

ace bandage adhesive tape application band band aid band-aid bandage bandaging

Strong matches (12)

binder brace cast cataplasm compress compression bandage cotton court plaster cravat dressing elastic bandage

Noun(1 words)

compression bandage

Related words (19)

epithem four-tailed bandage gauze lint plaster plaster cast pledget poultice roller roller bandage rubber bandage sling splint sponge stupe tampon tape tent triangular bandage

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

2 entries

bandage patch

Synonyms

1 entries

compression bandage

at location

3 entries

ambulance emergency kit hospital

capable of

1 entries

control bleeding

has property

2 entries

dangerous dangerous if left on too long

is a

2 entries

bandage dangerous first aid procedure

related to

9 entries

artery bandage bleeding blood clamping compress flow limb turnstile

used for

15 entries

applying even pressure controlling bleeding controlling blood loss pressing vascules providing first aid saving life stop bleeding stop blood from escaping body stop excessive bleeding stop massive bleeding stopping bleeding stopping blood flow stopping blood flow to limb stopping flow of blood stopping wound from bleeding

Translations

46 translations across 30 languages.

Belarusian

2 entries

джгут noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
жгут noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Bulgarian

1 entries

турникет noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Catalan

1 entries

torniquet noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

止血帶 /止血带 noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Czech

2 entries

zaškrcovadlo noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
škrtidlo noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Danish

1 entries

årepresse noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Finnish

1 entries

kiristysside noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

French

2 entries

garrot noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
tourniquet noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

German

3 entries

Aderpresse noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
Stauschlauch noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
Tourniquet noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Hebrew

1 entries

חוֹסֵם עוֹרְקִים noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Hungarian

4 entries

turniculum noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
ércsíptető noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
érleszorító noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
érnyomó noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Icelandic

3 entries

blóðrásarband noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
snarvölur noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
stasi noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Italian

1 entries

laccio emostatico noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Japanese

1 entries

止血帯 noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Kazakh

1 entries

бұрау noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Khmer

1 entries

ប្រដាប់ចង់ទប់ឈាម noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Korean

1 entries

지혈대 noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Māori

1 entries

takai tauteka noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries

omsnøring noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
turniké noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

Aufbinjsel noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
Ombinjsel noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Polish

2 entries

opaska uciskowa noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
staza noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Portuguese

1 entries

torniquete noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Russian

1 entries

жгут noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

casg-fala noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Spanish

2 entries

garrote noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
torniquete noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Swedish

2 entries

tryckbandage noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)
tryckförband noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Turkish

1 entries

turnike noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Ukrainian

1 entries

джгут noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Vietnamese

1 entries

garô noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Welsh

1 entries

rhwymyn tynhau noun (a tightly compressed bandage used to stop bleeding)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Remove the tourniquet.

Source: tatoeba (3318977)

He applied a tourniquet before slitting his wrists.

Source: tatoeba (4165381)

This is a tourniquet.

Source: tatoeba (9364092)

Taylor says research has shown that compressing the femoral artery is more effective than applying pressure to a leg wound or using a makeshift tourniquet.

Source: tatoeba (10321385)

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