Pap smear 'pap- n a method or a test based on it for the early detection of cancer esp. of the uterine cervix that involves staining exfoliated cells by a special technique which differentiates diseased tissue called also Papanicolaou smear, Papanicolaou test, Pap test G. N. Papanicolaou see PAPANICOLAOU SMEAR
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Papanicolaou smear see under test.Medical dictionary. 2011.