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noun
1.
a test for cancer of the cervix, consisting of the staining of cervical cells taken in a cervical or vaginal smear (Pap smear or pap smear) for examination of exfoliated cells.
2.
a vaginal Pap smear used to evaluate estrogen levels.
3.
an examination of exfoliated cells in any body fluid, as sputum or urine, for cancer cells.
Also, pap test.
Also called Papanicolaou test.
Origin:
1960–65; named after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method
1960–65; named after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method
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| —n | |
| 1. | another name for cervical smear |
| 2. | a similar test for precancerous cells in other organs |
| [C20: named after George Papanicolaou (1883--1962), US anatomist, who devised it] | |
| Pap smear or Pap smear | |
| —n | |
| [C20: named after George Papanicolaou (1883--1962), US anatomist, who devised it] | |
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Pap test
1963, short for Papanicolaou (1947) in ref. to George Nicholas Papanicolaou (1883-1962), Gk.-born U.S. anatomist who developed the technique of examining secreted cells to test for cancer.
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Pap test n.
A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of cells exfoliated or scraped from a mucosal surface is stained with Papanicolaou stain and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Also called smear test.
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