# der Abstrich

der Abstrich is a German noun meaning “swab sample”. Forms: des Abstriches, die Abstriche.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Abstriches
- Plural: die Abstriche

## In other languages

- Русский: вычет, удержание, урезка

## Meanings

1. A drawback one accepts willingly
2. swab sample
3. down bow
4. downstroke

## Examples

- Die Ärztin hat einen Abstrich von der Schleimhaut genommen. — The doctor took a swab of the mucous membrane.

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