cervical smear

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cervical smear

Noun

Med a smear taken from the neck (cervix) of the womb for detection of cancer

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cervical smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells

Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear

cytologic smear, cytosmear, smear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

Pap test, Papanicolaou test, smear test - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

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The main entry criterion was a normal cervical smear taken in 1988, followed by a technically adequate subsequent smear (of any cytologic grade) taken from October 1990 to December 1991.

Cervical human papillomavirus screening among older women by Jenkins, David / Emerging Infectious Diseases

Health Care for Women International, 2003, 24(5):468-475; Kavanagh AM and Broom DH, Women's understanding of abnormal cervical smear test results: a qualitative interview study, BMJ, 1997, 314(7091):1388-1391; McKee MD et al.

Poor knowledge regarding the Pap test among low-income women ... by Breitkopf, Daniel M. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Participating GPs received a service incentive payment from November for screening women who have not had a cervical smear in the past four years.

Cervical screening targets at risk women. (Briefs) by Australian Nursing Journal

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