tamponade
verb · noun
Simple meaning
A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtæmpɑˈneɪd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
medicine
To plug or stop with a tampon.
noun
medicine
A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.
medicine
The use of a tampon.
medicine
Blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Formality
- Technical
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To plug or stop with a tampon.
Used this way, tamponade is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Medicine/healthcare
- Science
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
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.
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