: 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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Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Try picking out the cooking grease, car oil, diaper, tampon, hair, floss, wet wipes and plastic bag, a sign next to it says.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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
Their spiral tampon was designed based on the needs of elite women athletes - optimized for comfort, performance, and movement.
—Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
Try picking out the cooking grease, car oil, diaper, tampon, hair, floss, wet wipes and plastic bag, a sign next to it says.
—Winnie Hu, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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 21 May. 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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