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Record 1 2021-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Centesis and Samplings
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

A stick with one end covered in an absorbent material that is used to collect a sample.

Key term(s)
  • swabstick

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Tige dont une extrémité est recouverte d'une matière absorbante qui est utilisée pour prélever un échantillon.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumental médico
  • Centesis y muestras
  • Microbiología y parasitología
CONT

Hisopado nasofaríngeo. Introducir [el] hisopo en la fosa nasal. Deslizar el hisopo por la mucosa del piso de la fosa nasal hasta tocar la pared posterior de la faringe (no introducir el hisopo hacia arriba siguiendo la forma de la nariz, sino hacia atrás siguiendo el piso de la nariz).

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