DUODENAL SMEAR

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the duodenum

Synonyms:

duodenal smear; paraduodenal smear

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("duodenal smear" is a kind of...):

alimentary tract smear (any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts)

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