cardiac tamponade
noun Pathology.
Words nearby cardiac tamponade
cardiac plexus,
cardiac reserve,
cardiac souffle,
cardiac sound,
cardiac sphincter,
cardiac tamponade,
cardiac valve,
cardialgia,
cardie,
cardiectasia,
cardiectomy
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/.
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.