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Introduction

A band used for encircling & constricting an appendage in order to inhibit blood flow (venous return <mild constriction> &/or arterial supply <more severe constriction>).

Indications

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References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999