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1. a. : mop. especially : a yarn mop. b (1) : a wad of absorbent material usually wound around one end of a small stick and used especially for applying medication or for removing material from an area. (2) : a specimen taken with a swab. c. : a sponge or cloth patch attached to a long handle and used to clean the bore of a firearm. 2. a.
swab definition: 1. a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance…. Learn more.
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. med. a small piece of cotton, gauze, etc, for use in applying medication, cleansing a wound, or obtaining a specimen of a secretion, etc. the specimen so obtained. a mop for cleaning floors, decks, etc. a brush used to clean a firearm's bore.
A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound, putting a substance on it, or taking a specimen.
Swab Definition. A small piece of cotton, cloth, or sponge, often fixed to a small stick, used to clean a wound, the ears, etc. or to apply medicine to wounds. Matter collected in this way. A yarn mop, usually used wet, for cleaning decks, floors, etc.
a small piece of material used for cleaning an injury or for taking a small amount of a substance from someone's body so that it can be tested. (Definition of swab from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
swab. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Hospital swab1 /swɒb $ swɑːb/ noun [countable] 1 a small piece of material used to clean a wound or take a small amount of a substance from someone’s body in order to test it a cotton swab 2 a small amount of a substance that is taken from someone’s body with a swab in ...