verb
definition
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
example
swab the deck of a ship
noun
definition
The act of one who swabs.
Examples of swabbing in a Sentence
Taking a DNA sample is as easy as swabbing your dog's mouth with a Q-tip and sealing the swab in a test tube provided with the DNA test kit.
Strep bacteria can be obtained by swabbing the back of the throat, the vagina, the rectum, or the infected area with a piece of sterile cotton.
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.
The swabbing procedure may cause gagging but is not painful.
The care provider should wash his or her hands carefully after swabbing the throat and handling the specimen to prevent the spread of any infectious organisms.
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.
The most accurate method of diagnosis is to culture (grow on a laboratory plate) the organisms obtained from swabbing mucus out of the nasopharynx (the breathing tube continuous with the nose).
Another natural treatment includes swabbing the nose with vitamin E oil for three days.
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.
First, the piercer will prepare the area by swabbing it with an antibacterial agent such as Hibiclens or rubbing alcohol.