tamponade
IPA: tˈæmpɑnˈeɪd
noun
- (medicine) The use of a tampon.
- (medicine) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
verb
- (medicine) To plug or stop with a tampon.
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Examples of "tamponade" in Sentences
- Tamponade is a useful method of stopping a hemorrhage.
- If it ruptures on the free wall, it will cause cardiac tamponade.
- Prompt diagnosis and treatment is the key to survival with tamponade.
- PP has been shown to be predictive of the severity of cardiac tamponade.
- A tension pneumothorax must be differentiated from pericardial tamponade.
- Myocardial rupture is a somewhat uncommon cause of pericardial tamponade.
- It is contraindicated in cardiac tamponade and restrictive cardiomyopathy.
- It is a cause of pericardial effusion, and can also cause cardiac tamponade.
- One of the most feared complications of acute pericarditis is cardiac tamponade.
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