TAMPONADE

tamponade, tamponage

(noun) blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tamponade (plural tamponades)

(medical) The use of a tampon.

(medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.

Verb

tamponade (third-person singular simple present tamponades, present participle tamponading, simple past and past participle tamponaded)

(medical) To plug or stop with a tampon.

Source: Wiktionary



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