wymaz

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Polish

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Etymology

Deverbal from wymazać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɘ.mas/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘmas
  • Syllabification: wy‧maz

Noun

wymaz m inan

  1. (medicine, biology) smear, swab
    • 2016, Anna Kawalec, Anna Białecka, Andrzej Kasprowicz, Wiesław Barabasz, “Identyfikacja grzybów drożdżopodobnych izolowanych z dróg rodnych kobiet z wykorzystaniem spektrometrii mas typu MALDI-TOF”, in Medycyna Doświadczalna i Mikrobiologia, number 68, archived from the original on 2022-01-21, page 129:
      Wymazy pobierano od pacjentek z założonym wziernikiem, przez który wprowadzano wymazówki i pobierano treść pochwową z tylnego sklepienia pochwy.
      Swabs were taken from female patients with a speculum inserted, through which cotton swabs were inserted and the vaginal contents were taken from the rear vault of the vagina.

Declension

Further reading

  • wymaz in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • wymaz in Polish dictionaries at PWN