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Noun: Papanicolaou test
  1. A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
    - Pap test [N. Amer], smear test

Derived forms: Papanicolaou tests

Type of: diagnostic assay, diagnostic test

Encyclopedia: Papanicolaou test

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