What is a plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine called?
tampon — A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the body in order to arrest hemorrhage, or for the application of medicine. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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