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PAP TEST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
Synonyms:
Pap test; Papanicolaou test; smear test
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Pap test" is a kind of...):
diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)
Meronyms (parts of "Pap test"):
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)
Context examples:
Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance is the most common abnormal finding in a Pap test.
(Atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance, NCI Dictionary)
ASCUS is the most common abnormal finding in a Pap test.
(ASCUS, NCI Dictionary)
An HPV RNA test may be done with a Pap test to check for HPV infection and cervical cancer.
(HPV RNA test, NCI Dictionary)
An HPV test may also be done after certain abnormal Pap test results.
(HPV test, NCI Dictionary)
A human papillomavirus RNA test may be done with a Pap test to check for HPV infection and cervical cancer.
(human papillomavirus RNA test, NCI Dictionary)
Your health care provider may perform a Pap test during your health checkup to look for changes to the cells of the cervix, including cervical cancer.
(Cervix Disorders, NIH)
Also called Pap smear and Pap test.
(Papanicolaou test, NCI Dictionary)
A human papillomavirus test may be done at the same time as a Pap test for cervical cancer screening in women aged 30 to 65 years.
(Human papillomavirus test, NCI Dictionary)
A Pap test can also show conditions that are not cancer, such as infection or inflammation.
(liquid-based Pap test, NCI Dictionary)
Cotesting is more likely to find abnormal cells or cervical cancer than a Pap test alone is.
(HPV/Pap cotest, NCI Dictionary)
