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Word: Tampon
Speech Type: Noun
mid 19th century: from French, nasalized variant of tapon ‘plug, stopper’, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to tap
ˈtampɒn
a plug of soft material inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood.
Short Definition:plug of soft material inserted into vagina to absorb menstrual blood
a plug of material used to stop a wound or block an opening in the body and absorb blood or secretions.
Short Definition:plug of material used to stop wound or block opening in body
Word: Tampon
Speech Type: Verb
ˈtampɒn
plug with a tampon.
Short Definition:plug with tampon
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