- smear test
- Papanicolaou t.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
smear test
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smear test — ► NOUN ▪ a test to detect signs of cervical cancer, conducted by taking a cervical smear … English terms dictionary
smear test — smear ,test noun count BRITISH a PAP SMEAR … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
smear test — n BrE a medical test in which some cells are removed from the entrance to a woman s ↑womb (=the place where a baby grows) and examined under a microscope … Dictionary of contemporary English
smear test — noun a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer • Syn: ↑Pap test, ↑Papanicolaou test • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay • Part Meronyms: ↑cervical smear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
smear test — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smear test : singular smear test plural smear tests medical British a medical test in which a doctor takes cells from the entrance to a woman s womb (= the part of her body where a baby grows) to check for… … English dictionary
smear test — /ˈsmɪə tɛst/ (say smear test) noun → Pap smear …
smear test — noun A screening test to detect pre cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix. Syn: cervical smear, Pap smear, Pap test … Wiktionary
smear test — noun Brit. a test to detect signs of cervical cancer, conducted by taking a cervical smear … English new terms dictionary
smear test — noun (C) a medical test in which cells from the entrance to a woman s womb (=the place where a baby grows) are examined under a microscope; cervical smear … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
smear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 mark ADJECTIVE ▪ greasy VERB + SMEAR ▪ leave PREPOSITION ▪ smear of … Collocations dictionary
