What is the Spanish word for "swab"?

Learn how to say "swab" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

swab

Spanish

hisopo

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Alternative translations of "swab"

torunda
apósito
esponja

Examples of how to use "swab" in Spanish

English
The nurse took a swab from my throat.
Spanish
La enfermera tomó una muestra de mi garganta.
English
She used a swab to clean the wound.
Spanish
Ella usó un hisopo para limpiar la herida.
English
The nurse handed him a sterile swab.
Spanish
La enfermera le entregó un hisopo estéril.
English
Place the swab inside the small tube.
Spanish
Coloca el hisopo dentro del pequeño tubo.
English
A swab tested positive for the virus.
Spanish
Una muestra dio positivo para el virus.

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