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• Tampon — A tampon is a pack or pad used to plug, to stanch, to stop the flow of blood or other fluids. The tampon may be made of cotton, sponge, or another material. Tampons serve in surgery to control bleeding. Likewise, with nosebleeds. Vaginal tampons… …   Medical dictionary

• tampon — [[t]tæ̱mpɒn[/t]] tampons N COUNT A tampon is a tube made of cotton wool that a woman puts inside her vagina in order to absorb blood during menstruation …   English dictionary

• tampon — n. a pack of gauze, cotton wool, or other absorbent material used to plug a cavity or canal in order to absorb blood or secretions. A vaginal tampon is commonly used by women to absorb the menstrual flow …   The new mediacal dictionary

• tampon —   n. surgical plug of cotton wool; double headed drumstick.    ♦ tamponage, n. use of tampons …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Tampon — A tampon is a plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb bodily fluid. The most common type in daily use(and the topic of the remainder of this article) is a usually disposable plug that is designed… …   Wikipedia

• cotton — Synonyms and related words: Ace bandage, Aralac, Avisco, Axminster, Band Aid, Celanese, Chemstrand, Dacron, Dynel, Georgette, Harris Tweed, Lastex, Leatherette, Manila, Orlon, Qiana, Revolite, Terylene, Ultrasuede, Velon, Vicara, acetate, acetate …   Moby Thesaurus

• Sanitary napkin — Wingless type (left) and winged type (right) of disposable sanitary napkin. A sanitary napkin, sanitary towel, sanitary pad, menstrual pad, maxi pad, or pad is an absorbent item worn by a woman while she is menstruating, recovering from vaginal… …   Wikipedia

• pack — 1. To fill, stuff, or tampon. 2. To enwrap or envelop the body in a sheet, blanket, or other covering. 3. To apply a dressing or covering to a surgical site. 4. The items used for wound dressing. [M.E. pak, fr. Germanic] …   Medical dictionary

• Cocaine — For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). Cocaine …   Wikipedia

• Tinder — is easily combustible material used to ignite fires by rudimentary methods. A small fire consisting of tinder is then used to ignite kindling. Anything that can be ignited by a match can be considered tinder. Materials commonly used as tinder:*… …   Wikipedia