Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
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Also called cardiac tamponade, heart tamponade.Pathology. a condition in which the heart is compressed because of an accumulation of fluid in the pericardium.
a plug of lint, cotton wool, cotton, etc, inserted into an open wound or body cavity to stop the flow of blood, absorb secretions, etc, esp one inserted into the vagina to absorb menstrual blood
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(tr) to plug (a wound, etc) with a tampon
[C19: via French from Old French tapon a little plug, from tape a plug, of Germanic origin]
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.