Tamponade
/tæmpəˈneɪd/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The use of a tampon.
- 2 blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) wordnet
- 3 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."
Verb
- 1 To plug or stop with a tampon.
Example
More examples"If a large fibrohemorrhagic complex had to be removed via a large retinectomy, a silicon oil tamponade is preferable."
Etymology
From tampon + -ade.