TAMPON
\tˈampɒn], \tˈampɒn], \t_ˈa_m_p_ɒ_n]\
Definitions of TAMPON
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By William R. Warner
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tamp'on, n. (surg.) a. plug inserted in a cavity of the body in order to arrest hæmorrhage.--v.t. to plug tightly.--ns. TAMPONADE', TAM'PONAGE, TAM'PONING, TAM'PONMENT. [Tampion.]
By Thomas Davidson
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[French] A plug of cotton or similar material used to fill the vagina, nose, or other cavities in order to arrest haemorrhage or absorb secretions.
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[French] To plug with a t. Hence, Tamponade, the act of plugging with a t.
By Alexander Duane
By Sir Augustus Henry
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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