tamponade

English

Etymology

From tampon +‎ -ade.

Noun

tamponade (plural tamponades)

  1. (medicine) The use of a tampon.
  2. (medicine) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.

Verb

tamponade (third-person singular simple present tamponades, present participle tamponading, simple past and past participle tamponaded)

  1. (medicine) To plug or stop with a tampon.
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