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tamponade in Greek

tamponade in Greek is επιπωματισμός — tamponade means a medical condition in which blood flow is blocked or compressed, such as fluid building up around the heart.

tamponade in Greek

επιπωματισμός
noun
Pronounced: epipomatismos
(medical) A stoppage in the flow of blood in a vessel, caused either by the insertion of a tampon or by outside constriction.

What does "tamponade" mean?

  1. noun A medical condition in which blood flow is blocked or compressed, such as fluid building up around the heart.
    "Cardiac tamponade requires emergency treatment to relieve pressure on the heart."
  2. verb To pack or plug a wound or cavity to stop bleeding.
    "Surgeons tamponaded the wound to control the bleeding."
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tamponade in a sentence

  • Cardiac tamponade requires emergency treatment to relieve pressure on the heart.
  • Surgeons tamponaded the wound to control the bleeding.

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What is "tamponade" in Greek?

"tamponade" in Greek is επιπωματισμός. tamponade means: A medical condition in which blood flow is blocked or compressed, such as fluid building up around the heart.

How do you pronounce επιπωματισμός?

"tamponade" in Greek is επιπωματισμός, pronounced "epipomatismos".

How do you use "tamponade" in a sentence?

Example: "Cardiac tamponade requires emergency treatment to relieve pressure on the heart." In Greek, "tamponade" is επιπωματισμός.

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