SPUTUM SMEAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs

Synonyms:

bronchoscopic smear; lower respiratory tract smear; sputum smear

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sputum 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)

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