tampon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun plug of cotton or other absorbent material; inserted into wound or body cavity to absorb exuded fluids (especially blood)
  2. verb plug with a tampon

WordNet

Tam"pon noun
Etymology
F. See Tampion.
Definitions
  1. (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 transitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Surg.) To plug with a tampon.

Webster 1913