Useful english dictionary. 2012.
smear — A thin specimen for examination; it is usually prepared by spreading material uniformly onto a glass slide, fixing it, and staining it before examination. alimentary tract s. a group of … Medical dictionary
cytologic smear — noun a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • Syn: ↑smear, ↑cytosmear • Hypernyms: ↑cytologic specimen • Hyponyms: ↑alimentary tract smear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lower respiratory tract smear — noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs • Syn: ↑bronchoscopic smear, ↑sputum smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear, ↑cytologic smear … Useful english dictionary
sputum smear — noun any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs • Syn: ↑lower respiratory tract smear, ↑bronchoscopic smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear … Useful english dictionary
cytosmear — noun a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope • Syn: ↑smear, ↑cytologic smear • Hypernyms: ↑cytologic specimen • Hyponyms: ↑alimentary tract smear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
