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tamponade

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /tæmpəˈneɪd/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The use of a tampon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To plug or stop with a tampon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tamponage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: obstruction, blockage

Narrower terms: cardiac tamponade

History

Etymology

From tampon + -ade.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Tamponade — The use of a tampon
  • German: Tamponade — A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction
  • Greek: επιπωματισμός (epipomatismós) — A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction
  • Spanish: taponamiento — A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction
  • Spanish: taponar — To plug or stop with a tampon.