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Pap smear (păp)
n.
A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of exfoliated cells is specially stained and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Also called Pap test.[After GeorgePapanicolaou (1883-1962), American anatomist.]
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Universalium. 2010.