cardiac tamponade


noun Pathology.

Definition for cardiac-tamponade (2 of 2)

tamponade
[ tam-puh-neyd ]
/ ˌtæm pəˈneɪd /

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.
Also tam·pon·age [tam-puh-nij] /ˈtæm pə nɪdʒ/.

Origin of tamponade

First recorded in 1885–90; tampon + -ade1

Medical definitions for cardiac-tamponade (1 of 2)

tamponade
[ tăm′pə-nād ]

n.

The insertion or use of a tampon.

Medical definitions for cardiac-tamponade (2 of 2)

cardiac tamponade

n.

Compression of venous return to the heart because of increased volume of fluid in the pericardium.