Definition of swab in English:

swab

nounPlural swabs swɒbswɑb

1An absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, applying medication, or taking specimens.
拭子；药签
Example sentencesExamples
- During the exam, your doctor may apply a cotton-tipped swab to the area to see if it is painful.
- Use swabs and solvent to clean the guts of the gun, oil to protect them through extended idle.
- Spread of the infection is often halted when health-care workers wash their hands and those of their patients with alcohol swabs, actively monitor those with wounds to the extremities and promptly identify the infected.
- But it's still comes down to insuring doctors against the situation that happens if they leave a swab inside a wound.
- Additional airway bacterial cultures were obtained in all subjects at test 1, either by expectorated sputum samples or by oropharyngeal swabs.
- The INO industrial officer said the situation at CUH, where medical swabs were running low, was deplorable.
- Specimens for bacterial cultures can be obtained with swabs or aspiration.
- They came to that conclusion by actually weighing the fouling removed after cleaning with a dry swab.
- When collecting aspirated material or material with a needle and syringe, the specimen should not be placed on a swab.
- Hundreds of inmates will be handed clean syringes and swabs on a ‘no questions asked’ basis as a result of the scheme, which was condemned last night as the ultimate surrender in the war on drugs.
- Unlike Little et al, we are not worried that the artificial use of throat swabs and medication tray biased the recording of symptoms in the diary.
- An alcohol swab cleans the valve connection before each procedure.
- A newspaper article printed in our local paper included a diagram that showed using nasal swabs for isolation.
- Separate sterile Dacron-tipped swabs were used to sample the vagina and rectum.
- Candidiasis is usually diagnosed by examination or growing a culture from a sample on a swab.
- It is common to moisten swabs and other potentially flammable materials in the surgical site when using lasers.
- The nurse used sterile cotton wool swabs to obtain swab specimens of the wound.
- My doctor friends came with the First-Aid Team, and forewarned that it's going to hurt when they wipe the wound with the wet swab.
- Take cap off of heparin vial and clean with alcohol swab.
- The test has been cleared for use with endocervical swabs, male urethral swabs, and with female and male urine.
1. 1.1 A specimen of a secretion taken with a swab for examination.
  用拭子取下的分泌物试验标本
  he had taken throat swabs
  他已取了喉液的化验标本。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At enrolment we tested blood sample and swabs from probable entry sites for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.
  All the three throat swabs were from patients with upper respiratory tract infections while the eye specimen was from a patient with conjunctivitis.
  Preexisting wound and nasal swabs were sent for culture.
  Conjunctival swabs - Conjunctival swabs were obtained from the 50 control subjects.
  The doctor or nurse that you see will probably take a swab (sample of cells) from the area to check for the infection that's causing the warts.
  The burn wounds swabs and urine samples were inoculated within one hour of collection on to blood agar and MacConkey agar plates.
  Processing and identification of samples: The soft tissue samples included samples from infected tissues and wounds (pus samples, wound swabs, tissues and drain fluids).
  This new chemistry also purifies DNA from a variety of other sample types, including buffy-coat, leukocyte fractions, buccal swabs, and tissue-cultured cells.
  Deoxyribonucleic acid samples were obtained from buccal swabs; a cytology brush was used.
  He noted also that Carter had had swabs taken from the sarcophagus and sampled ‘specimens of air’ because of fear of contagion but these had been ‘absolutely sterile.’
  Police officers can collect urine samples and mouth swabs, thereby minimising the client's discomfort while waiting as well as increasing the chance of detecting drugs excreted in the urine.
  For microbiologie cultures, fresh stool is preferred to rectal swabs in which the pathogens are less in number.
  Wound swabs and blood cultures showed no growth, and the ulcer extended despite high dose intravenous antibiotics.
  The FDA also has approved use of a new rapid oral HIV test kit, which provides results within 20 minutes using material collected from an oral swab.
  In addition stool samples or rectal swabs in transport media were also collected and transported to the microbiology laboratory for further processing.
  For the trial, women provide two vaginal swabs which they take themselves and one urine sample.
  A piece of hair, a nail clipping, or a swab from a glass of beer could all be used to provide information without the person concerned ever knowing.
  Two days ago a urethral swab was sent from the genitourinary medicine department taken from my patient.
  Both cervical and urethral swabs were combined and run together as one sample.
  Researchers analyzed swabs taken from 42 neckties worn by physicians and medical staff as well as 10 neckties from security staff at the medical center.
2A mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface.
拖把
Synonyms
sponge, swab, squeegee
3archaic A contemptible person.
‘Avast, ye swabs,’ she shouted
1. 3.1US
  another term for swabbie
  Example sentencesExamples
  Punishment is meted out in full view of others as the offending navy swabs are beaten with a rod on their buttocks.

verbswabbed, swabs, swabbing swɒbswɑb

[with object]

1Clean (a wound or surface) with a swab.
用药签清洁（伤口）；用拖把清洁（表面）
the crew were swabbing down the decks
把甲板拖干净。
swab a patch of skin with alcohol
用药签蘸酒精清洁一块皮肤。
Example sentencesExamples
- At 1: 50 p.m. on January 9, 2003, one of them swabbed the outside of a passenger's laptop bag to check for explosives.
- Slasher finishes swabbing down his work surface, and has another swig of beer.
- She swabbed the inside of Sean's elbow, and stuck the needle in.
- The wall of the womb is swabbed and closed with stitches that will later safely dissolve.
- This includes brushing the dirt from the injection site and swabbing the area with alcohol or disinfectant.
- The base of the lesion should be swabbed vigorously because the virus is cell-associated.
- She poured more antiseptic onto the wound, swabbing it away with a sterile cloth.
- Stems were cut 10 mm above the soil level and the wound area was immediately swabbed to remove contaminants from cut cells.
- Orthopaedic liaison nurses swabbed all patients (nose, perineum, and any skin lesions) in the community for MRSA and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
- The largest five lesions were swabbed with one swab by gently rubbing the wound surface.
- Pull firmly and steadily on the tick until it lets go, then swab the bite site with alcohol.
- Finally, clean and swab the rest of your gat - cylinder, slide, trigger, receiver, what have you - and you're good to go.
- In order to catheterize the Sailor the corpsman swabbed the urethral opening of his penis with a non-irritating antiseptic.
- After swabbing and assessing the lesions and collecting data, the nurse randomly assigned each patient to treatment with 2 percent fusidic acid cream or identical placebo three times daily.
- And surfaces dry much quicker than when they are swabbed down with wet mops, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
- In trials, ambulances that had just come off duty were swabbed and results showed every vehicle was contaminated with a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and fungi.
- After she had been told that this could be due to cold sore virus infection, the lesions were swabbed and sent for culture in viral transport medium.
- The surface of the agar was swabbed with the suspension.
- To obtain each sample, 4 sterile cotton-tipped applicators were slightly moistened in sterile saline and swabbed along the length of the penile shaft and around
- In the Clark case, technicians swabbed every surface, knowing the smallest trace amount could nab a killer.
Synonyms
wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect
1. 1.1with adverbial Absorb or clear (moisture) with a swab.
  用药签吸掉
  the blood was swabbed away
  血被药签吸干了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was lifted to his feet by the caller, who was also the referee, walked to the fresh air at the back of the tent, and given some water, and had his blood swabbed away.
  At least it's right manly of you to help try to swab up the vomit all these watery sea-sickening miles later.
  The weapon of torture was the chemical Oleoresin Capsicum, known as pepper spray, swabbed into their eyes with a Q-tip.
  In the Internet café, the manager sat with a giant tub of antiseptic wipes at her elbow, ready to swab down mouse and keyboard after each use.
  Grabbing a tissue from the desk she held Matt's head steady under the light, swabbing away at the crusted blood around his head. ‘What else did he take?’
  Synonyms
  pat, press, touch, blot, mop, smudge

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from swabber 'sailor detailed to swab decks', from early modern Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway'.

A swab was initially a ‘mop for cleaning the decks’. It was formed from swabber ‘a sailor detailed to swab decks’: this derives from early modern Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning ‘splash’ or ‘sway’. The medical sense dates from the mid 19th century.

Rhymes

blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, throb, yob

Definition of swab in US English:

swab

nounswäbswɑb

1An absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, applying medication, or taking specimens.
拭子；药签
Example sentencesExamples
- They came to that conclusion by actually weighing the fouling removed after cleaning with a dry swab.
- Separate sterile Dacron-tipped swabs were used to sample the vagina and rectum.
- Unlike Little et al, we are not worried that the artificial use of throat swabs and medication tray biased the recording of symptoms in the diary.
- It is common to moisten swabs and other potentially flammable materials in the surgical site when using lasers.
- Specimens for bacterial cultures can be obtained with swabs or aspiration.
- When collecting aspirated material or material with a needle and syringe, the specimen should not be placed on a swab.
- The nurse used sterile cotton wool swabs to obtain swab specimens of the wound.
- My doctor friends came with the First-Aid Team, and forewarned that it's going to hurt when they wipe the wound with the wet swab.
- The INO industrial officer said the situation at CUH, where medical swabs were running low, was deplorable.
- A newspaper article printed in our local paper included a diagram that showed using nasal swabs for isolation.
- But it's still comes down to insuring doctors against the situation that happens if they leave a swab inside a wound.
- Spread of the infection is often halted when health-care workers wash their hands and those of their patients with alcohol swabs, actively monitor those with wounds to the extremities and promptly identify the infected.
- Use swabs and solvent to clean the guts of the gun, oil to protect them through extended idle.
- Additional airway bacterial cultures were obtained in all subjects at test 1, either by expectorated sputum samples or by oropharyngeal swabs.
- The test has been cleared for use with endocervical swabs, male urethral swabs, and with female and male urine.
- An alcohol swab cleans the valve connection before each procedure.
- Take cap off of heparin vial and clean with alcohol swab.
- Hundreds of inmates will be handed clean syringes and swabs on a ‘no questions asked’ basis as a result of the scheme, which was condemned last night as the ultimate surrender in the war on drugs.
- During the exam, your doctor may apply a cotton-tipped swab to the area to see if it is painful.
- Candidiasis is usually diagnosed by examination or growing a culture from a sample on a swab.
1. 1.1 A specimen of a secretion taken with a swab for examination.
  用拭子取下的分泌物试验标本
  he had taken throat swabs
  他已取了喉液的化验标本。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Both cervical and urethral swabs were combined and run together as one sample.
  Conjunctival swabs - Conjunctival swabs were obtained from the 50 control subjects.
  Researchers analyzed swabs taken from 42 neckties worn by physicians and medical staff as well as 10 neckties from security staff at the medical center.
  Deoxyribonucleic acid samples were obtained from buccal swabs; a cytology brush was used.
  The burn wounds swabs and urine samples were inoculated within one hour of collection on to blood agar and MacConkey agar plates.
  Processing and identification of samples: The soft tissue samples included samples from infected tissues and wounds (pus samples, wound swabs, tissues and drain fluids).
  He noted also that Carter had had swabs taken from the sarcophagus and sampled ‘specimens of air’ because of fear of contagion but these had been ‘absolutely sterile.’
  Two days ago a urethral swab was sent from the genitourinary medicine department taken from my patient.
  This new chemistry also purifies DNA from a variety of other sample types, including buffy-coat, leukocyte fractions, buccal swabs, and tissue-cultured cells.
  For microbiologie cultures, fresh stool is preferred to rectal swabs in which the pathogens are less in number.
  A piece of hair, a nail clipping, or a swab from a glass of beer could all be used to provide information without the person concerned ever knowing.
  The doctor or nurse that you see will probably take a swab (sample of cells) from the area to check for the infection that's causing the warts.
  Preexisting wound and nasal swabs were sent for culture.
  For the trial, women provide two vaginal swabs which they take themselves and one urine sample.
  Wound swabs and blood cultures showed no growth, and the ulcer extended despite high dose intravenous antibiotics.
  All the three throat swabs were from patients with upper respiratory tract infections while the eye specimen was from a patient with conjunctivitis.
  Police officers can collect urine samples and mouth swabs, thereby minimising the client's discomfort while waiting as well as increasing the chance of detecting drugs excreted in the urine.
  The FDA also has approved use of a new rapid oral HIV test kit, which provides results within 20 minutes using material collected from an oral swab.
  At enrolment we tested blood sample and swabs from probable entry sites for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.
  In addition stool samples or rectal swabs in transport media were also collected and transported to the microbiology laboratory for further processing.
2. 1.2 A piece of absorbent material used for cleaning the bore of a firearm, a woodwind instrument, etc.
2A mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface.
拖把
Synonyms
sponge, swab, squeegee
3US
another term for swabbie
Example sentencesExamples
- Punishment is meted out in full view of others as the offending navy swabs are beaten with a rod on their buttocks.

verbswäbswɑb

[with object]

1Clean (a wound or surface) with a swab.
用药签清洁（伤口）；用拖把清洁（表面）
swabbing down the decks
把甲板拖干净。
swab a patch of skin with alcohol
用药签蘸酒精清洁一块皮肤。
Example sentencesExamples
- Pull firmly and steadily on the tick until it lets go, then swab the bite site with alcohol.
- Slasher finishes swabbing down his work surface, and has another swig of beer.
- In order to catheterize the Sailor the corpsman swabbed the urethral opening of his penis with a non-irritating antiseptic.
- This includes brushing the dirt from the injection site and swabbing the area with alcohol or disinfectant.
- After she had been told that this could be due to cold sore virus infection, the lesions were swabbed and sent for culture in viral transport medium.
- In trials, ambulances that had just come off duty were swabbed and results showed every vehicle was contaminated with a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and fungi.
- After swabbing and assessing the lesions and collecting data, the nurse randomly assigned each patient to treatment with 2 percent fusidic acid cream or identical placebo three times daily.
- The surface of the agar was swabbed with the suspension.
- At 1: 50 p.m. on January 9, 2003, one of them swabbed the outside of a passenger's laptop bag to check for explosives.
- The base of the lesion should be swabbed vigorously because the virus is cell-associated.
- She poured more antiseptic onto the wound, swabbing it away with a sterile cloth.
- She swabbed the inside of Sean's elbow, and stuck the needle in.
- Orthopaedic liaison nurses swabbed all patients (nose, perineum, and any skin lesions) in the community for MRSA and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
- In the Clark case, technicians swabbed every surface, knowing the smallest trace amount could nab a killer.
- Stems were cut 10 mm above the soil level and the wound area was immediately swabbed to remove contaminants from cut cells.
- To obtain each sample, 4 sterile cotton-tipped applicators were slightly moistened in sterile saline and swabbed along the length of the penile shaft and around
- Finally, clean and swab the rest of your gat - cylinder, slide, trigger, receiver, what have you - and you're good to go.
- The wall of the womb is swabbed and closed with stitches that will later safely dissolve.
- The largest five lesions were swabbed with one swab by gently rubbing the wound surface.
- And surfaces dry much quicker than when they are swabbed down with wet mops, reducing the risk of slips and falls.
Synonyms
wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect
1. 1.1with adverbial Absorb or clear (moisture) with a swab.
  用药签吸掉
  the blood was swabbed away
  血被药签吸干了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Grabbing a tissue from the desk she held Matt's head steady under the light, swabbing away at the crusted blood around his head. ‘What else did he take?’
  At least it's right manly of you to help try to swab up the vomit all these watery sea-sickening miles later.
  In the Internet café, the manager sat with a giant tub of antiseptic wipes at her elbow, ready to swab down mouse and keyboard after each use.
  The weapon of torture was the chemical Oleoresin Capsicum, known as pepper spray, swabbed into their eyes with a Q-tip.
  He was lifted to his feet by the caller, who was also the referee, walked to the fresh air at the back of the tent, and given some water, and had his blood swabbed away.
  Synonyms
  pat, press, touch, blot, mop, smudge

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘mop for cleaning the decks’): back-formation from swabber ‘sailor detailed to swab decks’, from early modern Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning ‘splash’ or ‘sway’.

单词	swab
释义	Definition of swab in English: swab nounPlural swabs swɒbswɑb 1An absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, applying medication, or taking specimens. 拭子；药签 Example sentencesExamples During the exam, your doctor may apply a cotton-tipped swab to the area to see if it is painful. Use swabs and solvent to clean the guts of the gun, oil to protect them through extended idle. Spread of the infection is often halted when health-care workers wash their hands and those of their patients with alcohol swabs, actively monitor those with wounds to the extremities and promptly identify the infected. But it's still comes down to insuring doctors against the situation that happens if they leave a swab inside a wound. Additional airway bacterial cultures were obtained in all subjects at test 1, either by expectorated sputum samples or by oropharyngeal swabs. The INO industrial officer said the situation at CUH, where medical swabs were running low, was deplorable. Specimens for bacterial cultures can be obtained with swabs or aspiration. They came to that conclusion by actually weighing the fouling removed after cleaning with a dry swab. When collecting aspirated material or material with a needle and syringe, the specimen should not be placed on a swab. Hundreds of inmates will be handed clean syringes and swabs on a ‘no questions asked’ basis as a result of the scheme, which was condemned last night as the ultimate surrender in the war on drugs. Unlike Little et al, we are not worried that the artificial use of throat swabs and medication tray biased the recording of symptoms in the diary. An alcohol swab cleans the valve connection before each procedure. A newspaper article printed in our local paper included a diagram that showed using nasal swabs for isolation. Separate sterile Dacron-tipped swabs were used to sample the vagina and rectum. Candidiasis is usually diagnosed by examination or growing a culture from a sample on a swab. It is common to moisten swabs and other potentially flammable materials in the surgical site when using lasers. The nurse used sterile cotton wool swabs to obtain swab specimens of the wound. My doctor friends came with the First-Aid Team, and forewarned that it's going to hurt when they wipe the wound with the wet swab. Take cap off of heparin vial and clean with alcohol swab. The test has been cleared for use with endocervical swabs, male urethral swabs, and with female and male urine. 1.1 A specimen of a secretion taken with a swab for examination. 用拭子取下的分泌物试验标本 he had taken throat swabs 他已取了喉液的化验标本。 Example sentencesExamples At enrolment we tested blood sample and swabs from probable entry sites for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. All the three throat swabs were from patients with upper respiratory tract infections while the eye specimen was from a patient with conjunctivitis. Preexisting wound and nasal swabs were sent for culture. Conjunctival swabs - Conjunctival swabs were obtained from the 50 control subjects. The doctor or nurse that you see will probably take a swab (sample of cells) from the area to check for the infection that's causing the warts. The burn wounds swabs and urine samples were inoculated within one hour of collection on to blood agar and MacConkey agar plates. Processing and identification of samples: The soft tissue samples included samples from infected tissues and wounds (pus samples, wound swabs, tissues and drain fluids). This new chemistry also purifies DNA from a variety of other sample types, including buffy-coat, leukocyte fractions, buccal swabs, and tissue-cultured cells. Deoxyribonucleic acid samples were obtained from buccal swabs; a cytology brush was used. He noted also that Carter had had swabs taken from the sarcophagus and sampled ‘specimens of air’ because of fear of contagion but these had been ‘absolutely sterile.’ Police officers can collect urine samples and mouth swabs, thereby minimising the client's discomfort while waiting as well as increasing the chance of detecting drugs excreted in the urine. For microbiologie cultures, fresh stool is preferred to rectal swabs in which the pathogens are less in number. Wound swabs and blood cultures showed no growth, and the ulcer extended despite high dose intravenous antibiotics. The FDA also has approved use of a new rapid oral HIV test kit, which provides results within 20 minutes using material collected from an oral swab. In addition stool samples or rectal swabs in transport media were also collected and transported to the microbiology laboratory for further processing. For the trial, women provide two vaginal swabs which they take themselves and one urine sample. A piece of hair, a nail clipping, or a swab from a glass of beer could all be used to provide information without the person concerned ever knowing. Two days ago a urethral swab was sent from the genitourinary medicine department taken from my patient. Both cervical and urethral swabs were combined and run together as one sample. Researchers analyzed swabs taken from 42 neckties worn by physicians and medical staff as well as 10 neckties from security staff at the medical center. 2A mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface. 拖把 Synonyms sponge, swab, squeegee 3archaic A contemptible person. ‘Avast, ye swabs,’ she shouted 3.1US another term for swabbie Example sentencesExamples Punishment is meted out in full view of others as the offending navy swabs are beaten with a rod on their buttocks. verbswabbed, swabs, swabbing swɒbswɑb [with object] 1Clean (a wound or surface) with a swab. 用药签清洁（伤口）；用拖把清洁（表面） the crew were swabbing down the decks 把甲板拖干净。 swab a patch of skin with alcohol 用药签蘸酒精清洁一块皮肤。 Example sentencesExamples At 1: 50 p.m. on January 9, 2003, one of them swabbed the outside of a passenger's laptop bag to check for explosives. Slasher finishes swabbing down his work surface, and has another swig of beer. She swabbed the inside of Sean's elbow, and stuck the needle in. The wall of the womb is swabbed and closed with stitches that will later safely dissolve. This includes brushing the dirt from the injection site and swabbing the area with alcohol or disinfectant. The base of the lesion should be swabbed vigorously because the virus is cell-associated. She poured more antiseptic onto the wound, swabbing it away with a sterile cloth. Stems were cut 10 mm above the soil level and the wound area was immediately swabbed to remove contaminants from cut cells. Orthopaedic liaison nurses swabbed all patients (nose, perineum, and any skin lesions) in the community for MRSA and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. The largest five lesions were swabbed with one swab by gently rubbing the wound surface. Pull firmly and steadily on the tick until it lets go, then swab the bite site with alcohol. Finally, clean and swab the rest of your gat - cylinder, slide, trigger, receiver, what have you - and you're good to go. In order to catheterize the Sailor the corpsman swabbed the urethral opening of his penis with a non-irritating antiseptic. After swabbing and assessing the lesions and collecting data, the nurse randomly assigned each patient to treatment with 2 percent fusidic acid cream or identical placebo three times daily. And surfaces dry much quicker than when they are swabbed down with wet mops, reducing the risk of slips and falls. In trials, ambulances that had just come off duty were swabbed and results showed every vehicle was contaminated with a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and fungi. After she had been told that this could be due to cold sore virus infection, the lesions were swabbed and sent for culture in viral transport medium. The surface of the agar was swabbed with the suspension. To obtain each sample, 4 sterile cotton-tipped applicators were slightly moistened in sterile saline and swabbed along the length of the penile shaft and around In the Clark case, technicians swabbed every surface, knowing the smallest trace amount could nab a killer. Synonyms wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect 1.1with adverbial Absorb or clear (moisture) with a swab. 用药签吸掉 the blood was swabbed away 血被药签吸干了。 Example sentencesExamples He was lifted to his feet by the caller, who was also the referee, walked to the fresh air at the back of the tent, and given some water, and had his blood swabbed away. At least it's right manly of you to help try to swab up the vomit all these watery sea-sickening miles later. The weapon of torture was the chemical Oleoresin Capsicum, known as pepper spray, swabbed into their eyes with a Q-tip. In the Internet café, the manager sat with a giant tub of antiseptic wipes at her elbow, ready to swab down mouse and keyboard after each use. Grabbing a tissue from the desk she held Matt's head steady under the light, swabbing away at the crusted blood around his head. ‘What else did he take?’ Synonyms pat, press, touch, blot, mop, smudge Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from swabber 'sailor detailed to swab decks', from early modern Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway'. A swab was initially a ‘mop for cleaning the decks’. It was formed from swabber ‘a sailor detailed to swab decks’: this derives from early modern Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning ‘splash’ or ‘sway’. The medical sense dates from the mid 19th century. Rhymes blob, bob, cob, dob, fob, glob, gob, hob, job, lob, mob, nob, rob, slob, snob, sob, squab, stob, throb, yob Definition of swab in US English: swab nounswäbswɑb 1An absorbent pad or piece of material used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds, applying medication, or taking specimens. 拭子；药签 Example sentencesExamples They came to that conclusion by actually weighing the fouling removed after cleaning with a dry swab. Separate sterile Dacron-tipped swabs were used to sample the vagina and rectum. Unlike Little et al, we are not worried that the artificial use of throat swabs and medication tray biased the recording of symptoms in the diary. It is common to moisten swabs and other potentially flammable materials in the surgical site when using lasers. Specimens for bacterial cultures can be obtained with swabs or aspiration. When collecting aspirated material or material with a needle and syringe, the specimen should not be placed on a swab. The nurse used sterile cotton wool swabs to obtain swab specimens of the wound. My doctor friends came with the First-Aid Team, and forewarned that it's going to hurt when they wipe the wound with the wet swab. The INO industrial officer said the situation at CUH, where medical swabs were running low, was deplorable. A newspaper article printed in our local paper included a diagram that showed using nasal swabs for isolation. But it's still comes down to insuring doctors against the situation that happens if they leave a swab inside a wound. Spread of the infection is often halted when health-care workers wash their hands and those of their patients with alcohol swabs, actively monitor those with wounds to the extremities and promptly identify the infected. Use swabs and solvent to clean the guts of the gun, oil to protect them through extended idle. Additional airway bacterial cultures were obtained in all subjects at test 1, either by expectorated sputum samples or by oropharyngeal swabs. The test has been cleared for use with endocervical swabs, male urethral swabs, and with female and male urine. An alcohol swab cleans the valve connection before each procedure. Take cap off of heparin vial and clean with alcohol swab. Hundreds of inmates will be handed clean syringes and swabs on a ‘no questions asked’ basis as a result of the scheme, which was condemned last night as the ultimate surrender in the war on drugs. During the exam, your doctor may apply a cotton-tipped swab to the area to see if it is painful. Candidiasis is usually diagnosed by examination or growing a culture from a sample on a swab. 1.1 A specimen of a secretion taken with a swab for examination. 用拭子取下的分泌物试验标本 he had taken throat swabs 他已取了喉液的化验标本。 Example sentencesExamples Both cervical and urethral swabs were combined and run together as one sample. Conjunctival swabs - Conjunctival swabs were obtained from the 50 control subjects. Researchers analyzed swabs taken from 42 neckties worn by physicians and medical staff as well as 10 neckties from security staff at the medical center. Deoxyribonucleic acid samples were obtained from buccal swabs; a cytology brush was used. The burn wounds swabs and urine samples were inoculated within one hour of collection on to blood agar and MacConkey agar plates. Processing and identification of samples: The soft tissue samples included samples from infected tissues and wounds (pus samples, wound swabs, tissues and drain fluids). He noted also that Carter had had swabs taken from the sarcophagus and sampled ‘specimens of air’ because of fear of contagion but these had been ‘absolutely sterile.’ Two days ago a urethral swab was sent from the genitourinary medicine department taken from my patient. This new chemistry also purifies DNA from a variety of other sample types, including buffy-coat, leukocyte fractions, buccal swabs, and tissue-cultured cells. For microbiologie cultures, fresh stool is preferred to rectal swabs in which the pathogens are less in number. A piece of hair, a nail clipping, or a swab from a glass of beer could all be used to provide information without the person concerned ever knowing. The doctor or nurse that you see will probably take a swab (sample of cells) from the area to check for the infection that's causing the warts. Preexisting wound and nasal swabs were sent for culture. For the trial, women provide two vaginal swabs which they take themselves and one urine sample. Wound swabs and blood cultures showed no growth, and the ulcer extended despite high dose intravenous antibiotics. All the three throat swabs were from patients with upper respiratory tract infections while the eye specimen was from a patient with conjunctivitis. Police officers can collect urine samples and mouth swabs, thereby minimising the client's discomfort while waiting as well as increasing the chance of detecting drugs excreted in the urine. The FDA also has approved use of a new rapid oral HIV test kit, which provides results within 20 minutes using material collected from an oral swab. At enrolment we tested blood sample and swabs from probable entry sites for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. In addition stool samples or rectal swabs in transport media were also collected and transported to the microbiology laboratory for further processing. 1.2 A piece of absorbent material used for cleaning the bore of a firearm, a woodwind instrument, etc. 2A mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface. 拖把 Synonyms sponge, swab, squeegee 3US another term for swabbie Example sentencesExamples Punishment is meted out in full view of others as the offending navy swabs are beaten with a rod on their buttocks. verbswäbswɑb [with object] 1Clean (a wound or surface) with a swab. 用药签清洁（伤口）；用拖把清洁（表面） swabbing down the decks 把甲板拖干净。 swab a patch of skin with alcohol 用药签蘸酒精清洁一块皮肤。 Example sentencesExamples Pull firmly and steadily on the tick until it lets go, then swab the bite site with alcohol. Slasher finishes swabbing down his work surface, and has another swig of beer. In order to catheterize the Sailor the corpsman swabbed the urethral opening of his penis with a non-irritating antiseptic. This includes brushing the dirt from the injection site and swabbing the area with alcohol or disinfectant. After she had been told that this could be due to cold sore virus infection, the lesions were swabbed and sent for culture in viral transport medium. In trials, ambulances that had just come off duty were swabbed and results showed every vehicle was contaminated with a variety of pathogens, including bacteria and fungi. After swabbing and assessing the lesions and collecting data, the nurse randomly assigned each patient to treatment with 2 percent fusidic acid cream or identical placebo three times daily. The surface of the agar was swabbed with the suspension. At 1: 50 p.m. on January 9, 2003, one of them swabbed the outside of a passenger's laptop bag to check for explosives. The base of the lesion should be swabbed vigorously because the virus is cell-associated. She poured more antiseptic onto the wound, swabbing it away with a sterile cloth. She swabbed the inside of Sean's elbow, and stuck the needle in. Orthopaedic liaison nurses swabbed all patients (nose, perineum, and any skin lesions) in the community for MRSA and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. In the Clark case, technicians swabbed every surface, knowing the smallest trace amount could nab a killer. Stems were cut 10 mm above the soil level and the wound area was immediately swabbed to remove contaminants from cut cells. To obtain each sample, 4 sterile cotton-tipped applicators were slightly moistened in sterile saline and swabbed along the length of the penile shaft and around Finally, clean and swab the rest of your gat - cylinder, slide, trigger, receiver, what have you - and you're good to go. The wall of the womb is swabbed and closed with stitches that will later safely dissolve. The largest five lesions were swabbed with one swab by gently rubbing the wound surface. And surfaces dry much quicker than when they are swabbed down with wet mops, reducing the risk of slips and falls. Synonyms wash, cleanse, wipe, sponge, scrub, mop, rinse, scour, hose down, sluice, sluice down, flush, polish, disinfect 1.1with adverbial Absorb or clear (moisture) with a swab. 用药签吸掉 the blood was swabbed away 血被药签吸干了。 Example sentencesExamples Grabbing a tissue from the desk she held Matt's head steady under the light, swabbing away at the crusted blood around his head. ‘What else did he take?’ At least it's right manly of you to help try to swab up the vomit all these watery sea-sickening miles later. In the Internet café, the manager sat with a giant tub of antiseptic wipes at her elbow, ready to swab down mouse and keyboard after each use. The weapon of torture was the chemical Oleoresin Capsicum, known as pepper spray, swabbed into their eyes with a Q-tip. He was lifted to his feet by the caller, who was also the referee, walked to the fresh air at the back of the tent, and given some water, and had his blood swabbed away. Synonyms pat, press, touch, blot, mop, smudge Origin Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘mop for cleaning the decks’): back-formation from swabber ‘sailor detailed to swab decks’, from early modern Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning ‘splash’ or ‘sway’.
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