Preferred Label : Tampon;
NCIt 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.;
Origin ID : C42860;
UMLS CUI : C0039288;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
