
Meaning of TAMPON
| Pronunciation: | | 'tampân
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
- [v] plug with a tampon
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TAMPON is a 6 letter word that starts with T. |
| | See Also: | | plug, plug, secure, stop up, stopper, stopple, Tampax | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Tam"pon\, n. [F. See {Tampion}.] (Surg.)
A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the
body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of
medicine.
\Tam"pon\, v. t. (Surg.)
To plug with a tampon.
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