cardiac tamponade

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1. mechanical compression of the heart resulting from large amounts of fluid collecting in the pericardial space and limiting the heart's normal range of motion (noun.state)

hypernym	:	tamponade, tamponage,
definition	:	blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding) (noun.state)

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