pap smear
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Pap smear¹
Where it comes from
From Papanikolaou + smear. Named after the Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.
noun Pap smears · pap smear
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Synonym of Pap test.
She felt vulnerable, like sheʼd just gotten her first Pap smear and didnʼt know how invasive it would feel.
Similar: Pap test, cervical smear, Pap, pap, pap test, smear test
pap smear²
noun pap smears
- Alternative letter-case form of Pap smear An “urban myth” that lesbian women do not need pap smears because they do not have sex with men means they are putting their health at risk, a study from the University of Sydney has found.
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noun gynaecology: screening test
| Español | prueba de Papanicolau, papanicolau, frotis vaginal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | パップテスト pappu tesuto |
| 中文 | 子宮頸塗片檢查 /子宫颈涂片检查 zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá |
| Français | frottis |
| Deutsch | Pap-Abstrich |
| Italiano | striscio |
| Русский | мазо́к Папаникола́у mazók Papanikoláu |
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title = {pap smear},
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