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tamponade

noun tam·pon·ade \ˌtam-pə-ˈnād\

Medical Definition of TAMPONADE

1
:  the closure or blockage (as of a wound or body cavity) by or as if by a tampon especially to stop bleeding

Variants of TAMPONADE

tam·pon·ade also tam·pon·age \ˈtam-pə-nij\

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