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Example sentences for: swab

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The cells on the underside of the membrane were removed with a cotton swab.
Good detail, but still no answer to the perennial question: Do they swab the prisoner's arm with alcohol to prevent infection before giving the needle or not?
Participants consented to a medical record review which included abstraction of total glycated hemoglobin levels obtained at the enrollment visit, completed a self-administered questionnaire and self-collected a vaginal swab.
Zygosity status was determined by close inspection of physical features, birth records, parental interview and genotyping of buccal swab DNA at 6 polymorphic genetic loci: maoa, drd3, dbh, maoa, b1adr and gsalpha [ 49 50 51 52 53 ] .
The vial was then inverted and screwed into a stand and placed daily in each female's cage [ 15 ] . Females actively nuzzle the scentmarked vials, particularly during the first 5 minutes of exposure [ 11 ] . UGS smears were collected with a saline-moistened cotton swab every 1-3 days [ 15 ] . Body mass was recorded when smears were collected and growth rates (g/week) were calculated for each age and treatment group as the mass gained between the beginning of exposure (day 90) and necropsy.