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PAPANICOLAOU TEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Papanicolaou test mean? 

PAPANICOLAOU TEST (noun)
  The noun PAPANICOLAOU TEST has 1 sense:

1. a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancerplay

  Familiarity information: PAPANICOLAOU TEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PAPANICOLAOU TEST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Pap test; Papanicolaou test; smear test

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)


 Context examples 


A Papanicolaou test may also help find other conditions, such as infections or inflammation.

(Papanicolaou test, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Pap smear and Papanicolaou test.

(Pap test, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Pap test and Papanicolaou test.

(Pap smear, NCI Dictionary)



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