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Meaning of tamponade | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
tæmpəˈneɪd

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Tamponade
Ελληνικά επιπωματισμός
Español taponamiento taponar

Examples

“If a large fibrohemorrhagic complex had to be removed via a large retinectomy, a silicon oil tamponade is preferable.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

tamponage Tampongate tamponing tamponment tampoon tampramine

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