Medical Dictionary
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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