tampon
nounUK /ˈtæm.pɒn/
US /ˈtæm.pɑːn/
A small soft cotton roll that a girl or woman puts inside her body to soak up blood during her period.
She keeps a tampon in her bag in case her period starts.
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2. A plug of cotton or other material used to stop bleeding or absorb fluid in medicine.
The nurse packed the wound with a tampon to stop the bleeding.
3. A plug used to block or seal a hole, such as in a pipe or container.
He pushed a tampon into the pipe to seal the leak.
4. A pad soaked in a substance and placed in a wound or cavity to deliver medicine.
The doctor inserted a medicated tampon into the cavity.