Tamponade (Noun)
Meaning
Blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor applied a gauze to the wound for tamponade to stop the severe bleeding.
- A tamponade was created by packing the nasal cavity with gauze to control the nasal hemorrhage.
- To achieve hemostasis and promote healing, the surgeon used bone cement for tamponade of the bone cavity.
- The hemostatic gauze served as a tamponade in the emergency treatment of the patient's severe wound.
- A piece of gauze was used for tamponade of the tooth socket to reduce the bleeding after the extraction.