1) Feminine hygiene 2) French word used in English 3) Monthly purchase 4) Plug 5) Plug for a wound 6) Plug with a tampon 7) Stopper 8) Stopple
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1) Rag 2) Tampax
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A tampon is a cylindrical mass of absorbent material, primarily used as a feminine hygiene product. Historically, the word `tampon` originated from the medieval French word `tampion,” meaning a piece of cloth to stop a hole, a stamp, plug, or stopper. At present, tampons are designed to be easily inserted into the vagina during menstruation ...
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• (v. t.) To plug with a tampon. • (n.) A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.
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(from the article `toxic shock syndrome`) In the early 1980s the disease was associated primarily with menstruating women who used a certain brand of tampons. Scientists later found that ...
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(tam´pon) a pack, pad, or plug made of cotton, sponge, or other material; different types are used to plug the nose, vagina, or other areas for the control of hemorrhage or the absorption of secretions. Superabsorbent tampons worn monthly and inserted roughly can cause ulceration of the vaginal mucosa. Both vagina...
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Tam'pon noun [ French 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.
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Tam'pon transitive verb (Surg.) To plug with a tampon.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: tam′pon Definitions: 1. A cylinder or ball of cotton-wool, gauze, or other loose substance; used as a plug or pack in a canal or cavity to restrain hemorrhage, absorb secretions, or maintain a displaced organ in position. 2. To insert such a plug or pack.
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Tampon: A tampon is a pack or pad used to plug, to stanch, to stop the flow of blood or other fluids. The tampon may be made of cotton, sponge, or another material. Tampons serve in surgery to control bleeding. Likewise, with nosebleeds. Vaginal tampons stem the flow of menstrual blood. In French, a 'tampon' is a plug or stopper.
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A tampon is a plug inserted into a wound or body orifice to absorb secretions or stop haemorrhaging.
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n] - plug of cotton or other absorbent material 2. [v] - plug with a tampon
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noun plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
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