tamponade
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tamponade /ˌtampəˈneɪd/
▶noun Medicine
- 1 (also cardiac tamponade) compression of the heart by an accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac.
- 2 the surgical use of a plug of absorbent material.
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