cardiac-tamponade

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Definitions of cardiac-tamponade word

noun cardiac-tamponade Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage. 1
noun cardiac-tamponade Also called cardiac tamponade, heart tamponade. Pathology. a condition in which the heart is compressed because of an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium. 1

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; tampon + -ade1

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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