| NOUN | state | cardiac tamponade | mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion |
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| Meaning | mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion. | |
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| Broader | tamponade, tamponage | Blockage or closure (as of a wound / wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) |
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