tamponade

[ tam-puh-neyd ]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
2. Also called cardiac tamponade, Pathology. a condition in which the heart is compressed because of an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamponade¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tampon + -ade ¹

Example Sentences

Soon after, consultants started battling to save Ms Abdelkarim's life by inserting a uterine tamponade balloon - a balloon inflated inside the uterus to stop bleeding - and they performed a hysterectomy.

From BBC

In evidence, it was said Cassian died from a cardiac tamponade, which is when fluid builds up in the space around the heart, eventually preventing it from pumping.

From BBC

The tamponade is inserted into the wound, and the actuator is then connected and switched on to inflate and fill the wound.

From BBC

So Path developed a simple device called a uterine balloon tamponade that even a remote clinic can use to save some of these lives.

From New York Times

Doctors later determined that she had developed a condition called cardiac tamponade, and it probably started during that first deterioration in the hospital.

From New York Times