PAPANICOLAOU SMEAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells

Synonyms:

cervical smear; Pap smear; Papanicolaou smear

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Nouns denoting body parts

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

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)

Holonyms ("Papanicolaou smear" is a part of...):

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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