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Papanicolaou stain — showing a low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Pap test. Papanicolaou stain (also Papanicolaou s stain and Pap stain) is a multichromatic staining histological technique developed by George Papanikolaou, the father of cytopathology.… … Wikipedia
test — 1. To prove; to try a substance; to determine the chemical nature of a substance by means of reagents. 2. A method of examination, as to determine the presence or absence of a definite disease or of some substance in any of the fluids, tissues,… … Medical dictionary
Papanicolaou — George N., Greek U.S. physician, anatomist, and cytologist, 1883–1962. See Pap smear, Pap test, P. examination, P. smear, P. smear test, P. stain … Medical dictionary
Pap test — A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from the cervix, smeared on a slide and specially stained to reveal premalignant (before cancer) and malignant (cancer) changes as well as… … Medical dictionary
Pap test — Intervention ICD 9 CM 795.00 … Wikipedia
Pap Smear — The Pap test, a stain analysis technique for identifying atypical cells and malignancy in cervical tissue smears, was the invention of George Nicholas Papanicolaou (1883 1962). In the test he devised, a small spatula is inserted into the… … Dictionary of eponyms
Decoy cells — are virally infected epithelial cells that can appear in a urine sample, which although appearing malignant are actually shed cells infected with the BK virus. People who have had a kidney transplant are likely to have decoy cells. When the body… … Wikipedia
Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D06, N87 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Cervical cancer — Classification and external resources Histopathologic image (H E stain) of carcinoma in situ, stage 0. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
