Special Features:

Sterile; extra length tipped; white; designed for proctoscopes, anoscopes, and sigmodoscopes used in surgical clinic

Properties:

A slender rod of wood, plastic, compressed paper and the like. It is used for applying medication to the nose, throat, or other cavities, or for cleansing by swabbing. It may be plain, or have a tip of absorbent material at one or both ends. For nondisposable applicators, see applicator (as modified).