swabbing's Usage Examples:

First, the piercer will prepare the area by swabbing it with an antibacterial agent such as Hibiclens or rubbing alcohol.

Depending on the method for after-tattoo care, the spot may be harder to keep clean and dressed, if the tattooee has no one who can be trusted to do cleaning and swabbing.

Another natural treatment includes swabbing the nose with vitamin E oil for three days.

The most accurate method of diagnosis is to culture (grow on a laboratory plate) the organisms obtained from swabbing mucus out of the nasopharynx (the breathing tube continuous with the nose).

The laboratory testing for inclusion conjunctivitis begins with swabbing a sample from the inside of the eyelids to test for the presence of the characteristic inclusion bodies made only by chlamydia.

The care provider should wash his or her hands carefully after swabbing the throat and handling the specimen to prevent the spread of any infectious organisms.

The swabbing procedure may cause gagging but is not painful.

If an infection is suspected or if an abrasion does not heal, then swabbing of the eye for microscopic culture may be done to definitively establish the organism involved.

Strep bacteria can be obtained by swabbing the back of the throat, the vagina, the rectum, or the infected area with a piece of sterile cotton.

Taking a DNA sample is as easy as swabbing your dog's mouth with a Q-tip and sealing the swab in a test tube provided with the DNA test kit.

Synonyms:

scrub, scouring, scrubbing, mopping,

Antonyms:

improved, fauna,