tamponade en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tæmpəˈneɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From tampon + -ade.
Meanings
- The use of a tampon.
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A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
If a large fibrohemorrhagic complex had to be removed via a large retinectomy, a silicon oil tamponade is preferable.
2014 October 1, J. Sebag, editor, Vitreous: in Health and Disease, Springer, page 555:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tamponades | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cardiac tamponade · endotamponade
Translations (4)
es taponamiento (A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction) · de Tamponade (The use of a tampon) · el επιπωματισμός (A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction) · de Tamponade (A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction)