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The device tests material collected from a quick swab of a person’s throat.
這項裝置檢測從一個病人喉嚨裡用棉棒粘取的物質(以咽拭子爲檢測標本)。
However, standard swab tests have proved unreliable in severe cases, says Kumar, possibly because the viral infection is deep in the lungs rather than in the throat.
然而據庫馬爾毉生說，事實上在一些重症病例中，普通的口腔拭子檢測竝不可靠。這可能是因爲本次的甲流病毒更喜歡感染肺部深層而不是咽喉部。
In five to 10 years, he expects advancements in genomics -- the ability to use a person's genetic code found in a cheek swab to measure his or her risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer's.
五到十年，基因組學會有突破—用人頰拭子的基因編碼來檢測其易患阿爾茨海默病的危險程度。

You break an internal vial and then rub the swab over the object for thirty seconds.
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Her students drill core samples and swab the walls with Q-Tips, daubing them onto petri dishes.
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a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance from a body, or the substance itself that can then be tested
(WASH) to wash a surface, especially the open, flat areas of a ship, with a wet cloth or mop
(MEDICINE) to clean a cut or take a small amount of substance from a body using a small piece of soft material

A swab is a small piece of cotton used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it.