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n. The use of a tampon.

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

n. The employment of a tampon; tamponage.

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

"With the $100,000 award from USAID's Development Innovation Ventures DIV PATH and partners will develop, test and validate product requirement specifications and a low-cost manufacturing feasibility plan for a safe, effective tamponade device that meets international standards for medical devices."

obstruction    blockage   

cardiac tamponade   

hemothorax    decompensation    scarceness    arrhythmia    myocyte    arrestor    preload    cardialgia    tox    catheterization