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cervical smear
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cervical smear
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) Med a smear of cellular material taken from the neck (cervix) of the uterus for detection of cancer Also called Pap test, smear
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Noun1.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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cervical smear
n → Abstrich m
cervical smear n → pap-test m inv, striscio (fam)
cervical smear n → pap-test m inv, striscio (fam)


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