- swabbing
- swabbing n the material removed from tissue (as of a lesion) by means of a swab usu. used in pl.
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Swabbing — Swab Swab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swabbing}.] [See {Swabber}, n.] To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also {swob}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swabbing — swÉ‘b /swÉ’b v. clean or wipe with a large mop; apply material using a cotton swab n. large mop; (Medicine) small piece of absorbent material attached to a stick (used to administer medication, take cultures for microscopic examination, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
swabbing — noun cleaning with a mop he gave it a good mopping • Syn: ↑mopping • Derivationally related forms: ↑mop (for: ↑mopping), ↑swab • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swabbing stall — /ˈswɒbɪŋ stɔl/ (say swobing stawl) noun a stall at a racecourse in which a horse is placed while undergoing swab tests …
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biopsy — /buy op see/, n., pl. biopsies, v., biopsied, biopsying. Med. n. 1. the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body. 2. a specimen obtained from a biopsy. v.t. 3. to remove (living tissue) for diagnostic evaluation. [1890 … Universalium
