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Pap smear
/ păp /
- A screening test, especially for cervical cancer, in which a smear of cells scraped from the cervix or vagina is treated with a chemical stain and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Pap smears are performed routinely during gynecological exams.
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Robyn was in her senior year of college in January 2008 when she found out she had an abnormal pap smear.
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Erica was 22 when her doctor called her and said she had an abnormal pap smear.
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