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PAPANICOLAOU 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 ("Papanicolaou test" is a kind of...):
diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)
Meronyms (parts of "Papanicolaou 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)
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