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Gauze vs Swabs - What's the difference?

gauze | swabs |

As nouns the difference between gauze and swabs

is that gauze is a thin fabric with a loose, open weave while swabs is .

As verbs the difference between gauze and swabs

is that gauze is to apply a dressing of gauze while swabs is (swab).

gauze

English

(wikipedia gauze)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.
  • A similar bleached cotton fabric used as a surgical dressing.
  • A thin woven metal or plastic mesh.
  • Wire gauze, used as fence.
  • Mist or haze

    • Verb

    (gauz)
  • To apply a dressing of gauze
  • To mist

    • See also

    * wire netting

    swabs

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (swab)