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Pap test

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Pap test. alt-of

    "Studies show that the rollout of pap tests, which detect abnormalities in cervical cells, is mainly responsible for a 75 per cent fall in the incidence and mortality of the disease in the US."

  3. 3
    a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer wordnet

Etymology

From Papanikolaou. Named after Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.

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