Lexicon:Tourniquet (Maturin's Medicine)
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| Term: | tourniquet |
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| References: | Master and Commander, page 130 Post Captain, page 133 The Mauritius Command, page 266 The Nutmeg of Consolation, page 313 The Commodore, pages 12, 97 The Yellow Admiral, pages 122, 222 |
| Meaning: | A surgical instrument, typically a bandage, used to stop or check the flow of blood through an artery by compression. |
Notes:
See also, Lexicon:Tourniquet (Guide for the Perplexed).
Additional information
Maturin's Medicine — This article is based on information from Maturin's Medicine, compiled and edited by Kerry Webb, with the help of a number of contributors.
Categories: Maturin's Medicine:-T- | Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Master and Commander (novel, chapter 04) | Maturin's Medicine:Post Captain (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:Post Captain (novel, chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 01) | Maturin's Medicine:The Commodore (novel, chapter 04) | Maturin's Medicine:The Mauritius Command | Maturin's Medicine:The Mauritius Command (chapter 07) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Nutmeg of Consolation (novel, chapter 10) | Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel) | Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel, chapter 05) | Maturin's Medicine:The Yellow Admiral (novel, chapter 09)
