| tampon | <surgery> A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine. <surgery> To plug with a tampon. Origin: F. See Tampion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| tamponade | The insertion of a tampon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tamponing | Tamponment The act of inserting a tampon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tampons | Pads or plugs made of cotton, sponge, or other material. They are variously used in surgery to plug the nose, vagina, etc., for the control of haemorrhage or the absorption of secretions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Corner's tampon | A plug of omentum stuffed into a wound of the stomach or intestine as a temporary tampon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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