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Papanicolaou test

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Pa·pa·ni·co·laou test  (päp-nk-lou, pp-nk-lou)
n.
The Pap smear.
Papanicolaou test, smear [ˌpæpəˈnɪkəluː]
n
(Medicine) the full name for Pap test
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Noun1.Papanicolaou test - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
Pap 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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Hewitt M, Devesa S and Breen N, Papanicolaou test use among reproductive-age women at high risk for cervical cancer: analyses of the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, American Journal of Public Health, 2002, 92(4):666-669.
The Pap gap. (FYI) by Hollander, Dore / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
We recently studied a ThinPrep Papanicolaou test (Cytyc Corporation, Boxborough, Mass) from a 51-year-old woman with a history of exposure to diethylstilbestrol who was 3 years postmenopausal and on hormone replacement therapy.
Chlamydia trachomatis in a Thin-Prep Papanicolaou Test by Weisenberg, Elliot; Froula, Evelyn; Tan, Bradford / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Between 1990 and 2002, Barbara Fordham underwent annual gynecological exams that included the Papanicolaou test, also known as the Pap test or Pap smear, which is used to diagnose abnormalities of cells from the cervix.
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