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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tamponade1

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

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