English

Noun

tamponade ‎(plural tamponades)

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

Verb

tamponade ‎(third-person singular simple present tamponades, present participle tamponading, simple past and past participle tamponaded)

1. (medicine) To plug or stop with a tampon.