: a wad of absorbent material (as of cotton) introduced into a body cavity or canal usually to absorb secretions (as from menstruation) or to arrest hemorrhaging
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
This one was at Boone & Crockett and even more popular, raising more than $3,000 and collecting 25,000 pads and tampons.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
But, while rare, TSS is still happening to tampon users.
—Shanetta McDonald, Allure, 4 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Enlarge / Panty liners, hygienic tampons, and sanitary pads.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 30 May 2024
This one was at Boone & Crockett and even more popular, raising more than $3,000 and collecting 25,000 pads and tampons.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2024
Verb
For the average person, the most visible health care detritus are disposable apparatuses used at home, from respiratory inhalers to syringes to tampon applicators to oxygen masks and tubing.
—Ted Alcorn, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
But, while rare, TSS is still happening to tampon users.
—Shanetta McDonald, Allure, 4 Dec. 2023
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“Tampon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tampon. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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tampon
1 of 2 noun
tam·pon
ˈtam-ˌpän 
: a wad of absorbent material (as cotton) introduced into a body cavity or canal usually to absorb secretions (as from menstruation) or to arrest hemorrhaging
tampon
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to place or insert a tampon into
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