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papanicolaou smear
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Noun papanicolaou smear has 1 sense
- papanicolaou smear(n = noun.body) cervical smear, pap smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells; Array is a kind of cytologic smear, cytosmear, smear
is a part of pap test, papanicolaou test, smear test
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