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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