tamponade

[ tam-puh-neyd ]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
2. Also called cardiac tamponade, Pathology. a condition in which the heart is compressed because of an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tamponade¹

First recorded in 1885–90; tampon + -ade ¹