swab's Usage Examples:

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

This is because BlackBerry has somewhat become a genericized trademark, much like how some people refer to all cotton swabs as Q-Tips and all facial tissue as Kleenex.

There are no unusual effects expected from having the throat swabbed, though the child may have a mild sensation of something present in the throat for several hours after it has been swabbed.

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.

cotton wool swab or with spray application.

This is swabbed on the eyelid with a cotton ball.

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.

When the throat swab reaches the laboratory, the microbiologist uses it to make streaks directly across a blood agar plate.

gauze swabs, not cotton wool.

Alternatively, for very young or old donors, cheek swabs can be used.

self-collected vaginal swabs.

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.

cheek swabs can be used.

Synonyms:

mop up, wipe up, mop, swob,

Antonyms:

slip off, undress,