Preferred Name

Tampon
Synonyms
Definitions

A plug of absorbent material, e.g. cotton inserted into a body cavity or wound during the surgical intervention to check a flow of blood and arrest hemorrhaging, or to absorb body fluid secretions. Particularly, the concept refers to commercially manufactured small cylinder of cotton or other material which is placed in vagina to absorb menstrual blood.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C42860

code

C42860

definition

A plug of absorbent material, e.g. cotton inserted into a body cavity or wound during the surgical intervention to check a flow of blood and arrest hemorrhaging, or to absorb body fluid secretions. Particularly, the concept refers to commercially manufactured small cylinder of cotton or other material which is placed in vagina to absorb menstrual blood.

label

Tampon

Legacy Concept Name

Tampon

Preferred_Name

Tampon

prefixIRI

NCIT:C42860

prefLabel

Tampon

Semantic_Type

Medical Device

UMLS_CUI

C0039288

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C16830

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