Pathologic compression of an organ.

Compression of a part or an organ, such as pericardial tamponade in which pericardial fluid compresses the heart.

pressure from build-up of fluid around an organ, hindering its function.

To arrest flow by applying pressure or inserting a plug

Tamponade is a condition of blood flow stoppage either by insertion of a tampon (a wadded cotton plug) into a blood vessel or by a constriction of the vessel by an outside force.

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