NOUN | state | tamponage, tamponade | 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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Meaning | 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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Synonym | tamponade | |
Narrower | 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 |
Broader | obstruction, blockage | The physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction |
Spanish | taponamiento | |
Verbs | tampon | plug with a tampon |
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