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tamponage

DEFINITIONS OF: tamponage

1

n blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)

Synonyms:
tamponade
Types:
cardiac tamponade
mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion
Type of:
blockage, obstruction
the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction
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