tamponade
[ tam-puh-neyd ]
noun
Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
Also called cardiac tamponade, heart tamponade. Pathology. a condition in which the heart is compressed because of an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium.
Origin of tamponade
1- Also tam·pon·age [tam-puh-nij]. /ˈtæm pə nɪdʒ/.
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