tamponade
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /tæmpəˈneɪd/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English tampon English -ade English tamponade From tampon + -ade.
- The use of a tampon.
- A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
“If a large fibrohemorrhagic complex had to be removed via a large retinectomy, a silicon oil tamponade is preferable.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English tampon English -ade English tamponade From tampon + -ade.
- To plug or stop with a tampon.