: 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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Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
But the need to fully understand that potential is great: Up to 80% of women in the U.S. use tampons during their periods, according to the researchers.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Sep. 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
When Outside visited the shop, bottled water, tampons, toilet paper, and socks filled the store and spilled out onto a nearby sidewalk.
—Gavin Feek, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
But the need to fully understand that potential is great: Up to 80% of women in the U.S. use tampons during their periods, according to the researchers.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Sep. 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 26 Jan. 2025.
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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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