absorbent roll of material placed in a wound or body cavity to stop a flow of blood; narrow roll of cotton or other material used to absorb menstrual flow
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Tampon Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To plug with a tampon.
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine.
tampon
\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.
tampon
\tam"pon\, v. t. (surg.) to plug with a tampon.
tampon
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
Noun
1. plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
(hypernym) plug, stopper, stopple
(hyponym) Tampax
Verb
1. plug with a tampon
(hypernym) plug, stop up, secure
(derivation) tamponade, tamponage
Tampon Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A tampon is a mass of cotton, rayon, or a mixture of the two inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb bodily fluid. The most common type in daily use (and the topic of the remainder of this article) is designed to be inserted into the vagina during menstruation to absorb the flow of menstrual fluid. Tampons are also used to absorb blood from nosebleeds. Several countries—including the United States, under the banner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—regulate tampons as medical devices. In the United States, tampons are a Class II medical device. Tampon originated from the medieval French word tampion, meaning a piece of cloth to stop a hole, a stamp, plug, or stopper.
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