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cervical smear
Pap smear
Papanicolaou smear
Definition: a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
Definition: A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.