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smear test

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smear test
n
(Medicine) Med another name for Pap test
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Noun1.smear test - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
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
smear test n (Brit) (Med) → Pap-test m inv, striscio (fam)

smear test فحص عنق الرحم výtěr z děložního hrdla smear-test Abstrich τεστ Παπανικολάου citología papa-koe frottis papa test Pap test 塗沫検査 도말 표본 검사 uitstrijkje celleprøve wymaz Papanicolaou, Papanicolaus мазок со слизистой оболочки шейки матки cellprov การตรวจภายใน Pap smear testi xét nghiệm phết tế bào cổ tử cung 宫颈涂片检查


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Summary: The Government has announced it will not be lowering the age for smear tests after a review into cervical cancer.
Byline: Alison Dayani A BIRMINGHAM mother-oftwo has won a five-figure payout after blundering lab workers missed fatal cervical cancer cells on her smear test and the disease spread so far, she was forced to have a hysterectomy.
All women are offered a smear test every three years from the age of 20 in Wales.
 
 
 
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