Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
swab — swab1 [swɔb US swa:b] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from early Dutch swabbe] 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swab — /swɒb / (say swob) noun 1. a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, etc. 2. Medicine, Veterinary Science a piece of sponge, cloth, cottonwool, or the like, often mounted on a stick, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, or for… …
swab — 1 noun (C) 1 a small piece of material used by a doctor or nurse to clean a wound or take liquid from someone s body: a cotton swab 2 a test using such a piece of material: Take a swab of his throat, nurse. 2 verb swabbed, swabbing (T) 1 also… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Swab — *In medicine, a cotton swab is a small piece of material, such as gauze or cotton, which is used to clean wounds, apply medications, or retrieve samples of body fluids such as blood or mucus. Swabs may be attached to stiff wires or sticks to aid… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Test, rapid strep — A diagnostic test commonly used to demonstrate whether streptococcus bacteria ( strep ) are present in the throat. A throat infection with strep needs to be treated with an antibiotic. The traditional test for a strep throat has been a throat… … Medical dictionary
Double dye test — Double dye redirects here. For the concept in numismatics, see double die. Double dye test is useful for diagnosing vesicovaginal or ureterovaginal fistulae. For this test, the patient takes oral phenazopyridine (Pyridium) 200 mg TDS, and… … Wikipedia
Kastle-Meyer test — The Kastle Meyer test is a forensic presumptive blood test, first described in 1903, in which the chemical indicator phenolphthalein is used. It relies on the peroxidase like activity of hemoglobin in blood to catalyze the oxidation of… … Wikipedia
Cotton swab — Q Tip redirects here. For the rapper, see Q Tip (rapper). For the band, see Q Tips (band). Many cotton swabs in a round container … Wikipedia
Genealogical DNA test — For a non technical introduction to genetics in general, see Introduction to genetics. Part of a series on Genetic genealogy Concepts Population genetics Haplogroup/ Haplotype Most recent common ancestor Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups Human… … Wikipedia
Fire swab — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
