tamponade (Meaning)
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tamponade (n)
blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
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blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
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The wound was tamponaded with gauze to stop the bleeding.
The cardiac tamponade caused a decrease in cardiac output and hypotension.
The physician performed a pericardiocentesis to evacuate the pericardial tamponade.
The nasal tamponade helped to control epistaxis and prevent further bleeding.
