Medical Dictionary

1balloon

noun bal·loon \bə-ˈlün\

Medical Definition of BALLOON

:  a nonporous bag of tough light material that can be inflated (as in a bodily cavity) with air or gas <gastroesophageal tamponade by introduction of a balloon into the stomach>
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