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Papanicolaou smear Definition


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Papanicolaou smear
Papanicolaou test
noun
    1. A smear test for detecting cancer or precancerous cells, especially cancer of the cervix. Often shortened to pap test.
Etymology: 1940s: named after George Papanicolaou (1883‐1962), US anatomist, who devised the test.



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