tamponade

== English == === Etymology === From tampon +‎ -ade. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tæmpəˈneɪd/ === Noun === tamponade (plural tamponades) (medicine) The use of a tampon. (medicine) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tamponade (third-person singular simple present tamponades, present participle tamponading, simple past and past participle tamponaded) (medicine) To plug or stop with a tampon. ==== Translations ====