tamponade
Americannoun
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Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
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Also called cardiac tamponade,. Also called heart tamponade. Pathology. a condition in which the heart is compressed because of an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium.
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Origin of tamponade
Example Sentences
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In evidence, it was said Cassian died from a cardiac tamponade, which is when fluid builds up in the space around the heart, eventually preventing it from pumping.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2022
So Path developed a simple device called a uterine balloon tamponade that even a remote clinic can use to save some of these lives.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2018
It is not always recognized as a distinct condition and may be grouped with cardiogenic shock, including pulmonary embolism and cardiac tamponade.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A total of 21 acute safety events occurred in the ablation arm, including 4 strokes and 2 cases each of cardiac tamponade, pseudoaneurysm, and pulmonary infiltrates with fever.
From Forbes ● Oct. 10, 2011
Though cardiac tamponade is easily recognized in a patient with a normal heart, the presence of the artificial device masked the usual signs.
From Time Magazine Archive
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