Cardiac tamponade and Tamponade

Cardiac tamponade noun - 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.

Tamponade and cardiac tamponade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tamponade" instead a noun phrase "Cardiac tamponade".

Tamponade noun - Blockage or closure (as of a wound or body cavity) by (or as if by) a tampon (especially to stop bleeding).

Cardiac tamponade and tamponade are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cardiac tamponade" with "Tamponade", this terms are similar.