tampon
noun
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
tamponed
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past participleof tampon.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof tampon.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
tamponnouna plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
Example Sentences
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The trachea must be divided and tamponed by a Trendelenburg canula, after which the larynx must be carefully dissected out.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell
