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A screening test meant to detect precancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: gynaecology, medicine, sciences
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Alternative letter-case form of Pap smear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cervical smear, Papanicolaou smear
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear
From Papanikolaou + smear. Named after the Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
frotis de Papanicolau
— gynaecology: screening test
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Chinese Mandarin:
子宮頸塗片檢查 /子宫颈涂片检查
(zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá)
— gynaecology: screening test
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Dutch:
uitstrijkje
— gynaecology: screening test
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Finnish:
papakoe
— gynaecology: screening test
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French:
frottis
— gynaecology: screening test
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German:
Pap-Abstrich
— gynaecology: screening test
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Italian:
striscio
— gynaecology: screening test
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Japanese:
パップテスト
(pappu tesuto)
— gynaecology: screening test
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Russian:
мазо́к Папаникола́у
(mazók Papanikoláu)
— gynaecology: screening test
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Spanish:
prueba de Papanicolau
— gynaecology: screening test
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Spanish:
papanicolau
— gynaecology: screening test
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Spanish:
frotis vaginal
— gynaecology: screening test
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Swedish:
gynekologiskt cellprov
— gynaecology: screening test
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Swedish:
papaprov
— gynaecology: screening test