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SPUTUM SMEAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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