tampon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: tampon	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for tampon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tampon \Tam"pon\, v. t. (Surg.) To plug with a tampon.