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tourniquet

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008784

A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a period of time. A tourniquet may be used when drawing blood or to stop bleeding after an injury.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008784
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008784",
  "term": "tourniquet",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a period of time. A tourniquet may be used when drawing blood or to stop bleeding after an injury.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tourniquet/"
}

Record 16,554 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.