| tourniquet | <equipment> An apparatus designed for the compression of the vessels of the limb. A loosely applied tourniquet can impede venous blood flow out of the extremity. A tightly applied tourniquet can also impede arterial blood flow into the extremity. (12 Jan 1998) |
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| tourniquet poditis | Postischemic acute inflammatory oedema in the foot (or paw), as the result of complete obstruction of the circulation to that member by use of a tourniquet; produced experimentally in animals as a means of evaluating the anti-inflammatory efficacy of drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tourniquet test | See: capillary fragility test, Rumpel-Leede test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tourniquets | Devices for the compression of a blood vessel by application around an extremity to control the circulation and prevent the flow of blood to or from the distal area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Rummel tourniquet | A tourniquet fashioned by passing an umbilical tape around a vessel and bringing both ends through a short red rubber catheter. The tourniquet can be tightened and secured with a perpendicularly placed haemostat at the end of the catheter farthest from the vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Dupuytren's tourniquet | An instrument for compression on the abdominal aorta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Esmarch tourniquet | A narrow hard rubber tourniquet with a chain fastener. Synonym: Esmarch bandage. (05 Mar 2000) |