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Pap test

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Pap test, smear [pæp]
n Med
1. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) another name for cervical smear
2. (Medicine) a similar test for precancerous cells in other organs Also called Papanicolaou smear
[named after George Papanicolaou (1883-1962), US anatomist, who devised it]
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Noun1.Pap test - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
Papanicolaou test, smear test
cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
diagnostic assay, diagnostic test - an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
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Pap test [ˈpæpˌtɛst] Pap smear n (Med) → pap-test m inv
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Women should have their first Pap test three years after first sexual intercourse or by age 21, and women up to age 30 should undergo annual Pap testing.
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The study, financed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, involved screening for human papillomavirus with a DNA test, rather than using the Pap test.
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