swabbed's Usage Examples:

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.

This is swabbed on the eyelid with a cotton ball.

This method allows the dog's owner to send a sample of DNA swabbed from the dog's cheek into a special lab for a thorough analysis.

For a throat culture a sample of swabbed material is cultured, or grown, in the laboratory on a medium that allows technicians to determine what kind of bacteria are present.

If there is a need to identify the types of organisms causing otitis externa, the canal can be gently swabbed to obtain a specimen.

Synonyms:

mop up, wipe up, mop, swob,

Antonyms:

slip off, undress,