Pap test

Pap test
n. a test done by a cervical smear.
Etymology: abbr. of G. N. Papanicolaou, US scientist d. 1962

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noun
a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
• Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay
• Part Meronyms: ↑cervical smear, ↑Pap smear, ↑Papanicolaou smear

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noun

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/pap/
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.
[1960-65; named after George Papanicolaou (1883-1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method]

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Pap test variant UK US
Main entry: Pap smear

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Pap test or Pap smear «pap»,
a test used to diagnose certain cancers, in which exfoliated cells of organs, such as the cervix, stomach, or uterus, are obtained, smeared on a glass slide, and stained for microscopic examination: »

The “Pap smear” is effective in spotting potential cancers of the cervix (Harper's).

╂[< George N. Pap (anicolaou), 1883-1962, a Greek-born American physician, who developed it]

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[pap]
n. a test to detect cancer of the cervix or uterus, using a specimen of cellular material from the neck of the uterus spread on a microscope slide (Pap smear)
Origin:
1960s: named after George N. Papanicolaou (1883 - 1962), Greek-born American scientist

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