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

Words nearby tamponade

tampico, tampico hemp, tamping, tampion, tampon, tamponade, tampur, tamworth, tan, tan oak, tan rot

Medical definitions for tamponade

tamponade
[ tăm′pə-nād′ ]

n.

The insertion or use of a tampon.