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GASTRIC SMEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the stomach
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Hypernyms ("gastric 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)