swabbing
present participle ofswab
Examplesofswabbing
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Cloacalswabbingwas carried out weekly on all birds as described above.
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The sensitivity ofswabbingwas estimated to be 60-83 % and this should be taken into account when interpreting carriage studies.
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The increase in growth on the last boot in voyage 1 was probably a consequence of more effectiveswabbingof material retained in the boot tread.
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Food handling procedures and practices were reviewed, product and ingredient samples were collected and environmentalswabbingwas conducted.
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Swab sampling of the hands of slaughterhouse personnel was carried out by ' shaking hands ' with the swab or byswabbingthe palm of the worker's hand.
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I am not sure that rubbing orswabbingprovide sufficient opportunity.
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The process is non-invasive—it simply involvesswabbingin the mouth.
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There were instances of youngstersswabbingfloors and doing the type of menial tasks which would give no hope whatsoever of their every really contributing to society in later life.
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The night before the ceremony, however,swabbingequipment broke down.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Byswabbingthe blood from the bleeding site and rinsing the swabs with saline, he found that he could re-infuse the result of the washings.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Furthermore,swabbingof the mouth and throat areas to remove necrotic tissues is common.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Scientists simultaneously areswabbingherptofauna in order to determine if these newly discovered animals possess traces of the fungus.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They may have to do tedious cleaning includingswabbingthe decks, cleaning the toilets with a toothbrush.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The inquiry was hampered by the period of time that had elapsed since the deaths, and because doctors could not say what effectswabbingwith spirits of salts would have.
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