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- Dictionaryswab/swɒb/
noun
- 1. an absorbent pad or piece of material, often on a stick or rod, used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds and skin, applying medication, or taking specimens.
- 2. a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface.
verb
- 1. take a specimen of tissue or secretions from (a person or part of the body) for examination: "we need to be swabbing people with any hint of illness"
- 2. clean (a floor or other surface) with a mop or other absorbent device: "the crew were swabbing down the decks"
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Verb The nurse swabbed the cut with a disinfectant. The second test of its kind, Roche's nasal swab will be able to determine if the patient has COVID-19, Influenza A, Influenza Flu B or Respiratory Syncytial Virus during the span of a doctor's visit.
a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance from a body, or the substance itself that can then be tested: The nurse cleaned the cut on my leg with a swab. "I'm just going to take a swab of your ear ," said the doctor. US (US trademark Q-tip); (UK cotton bud)
A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it.
swab meaning: 1. a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance…. Learn more.
noun. a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc. a bit of sponge, cloth, cotton, or the like, sometimes fixed to a stick, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person or for applying medicaments, drying areas, etc. the material collected with a swab as a specimen for microscopic study.
SWAB definition: a small piece of material used for cleaning an injury or for taking a small amount of a substance…. Learn more.
A swab is a piece of absorbent material on a stick, like a mop, but it can also be small, like a cotton swab used for cleaning ears. As a verb, to swab means to use a swab. So if you're a nurse assisting a surgeon, you might swab an incision, and if you're working on crime scene, you might swab the area for clues.
