swab
Example Sentences
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This approach revealed genetic material from PRV in archived throat swabs.
From Science Daily
Ruth says she had been left in so much pain that she went to her GP, who sent her to hospital for swabs and an examination.
From BBC
Officials swabbed his cheek to obtain DNA, and then moved him to Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
Researchers closely tracked symptoms and collected daily nasal swabs, saliva samples, and blood samples to monitor infection and antibody development.
From Science Daily
Inside, women are dabbing moisturizers, sampling eye shadows and swabbing lipsticks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
