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Pap test

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Pap test or smear
Noun
Med same as cervical smear [after George Papanicolaou, anatomist]
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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
Translations
Pap test [ˈpæp-] n (MED) → frotis m (cervical)
Pap test, Pap smear [ˈpæp-] n (Med) → frottis m
Pap test, Pap smear [ˈpæp-] n (MED) → pap-test m inv
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