Pap test

cancer test in which cells from the female genital tract are smeared on a slide for microscopic examination, named after anatomist George Papanicolaou

For the similarly named guitar player and actor see Pat Smear In gynecology, the Papanikolaou test or Papanicolaou test (also called Pap smear, Pap test, cervical smear, or smear test) is a medical screening method, invented by Georgios Papanikolaou, primarily designed to detect premalignant and malignant processes in the ectocervix. It may also detect infections and abnormalities in the endocervix and endometrium.
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The Pap test is a procedure in which a physician scrapes cells from the cervix or vagina to check for cervical cancer, vaginal [more]Pap test - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
(synonym) Papanicolaou test, smear test
(hypernym) diagnostic test, diagnostic assay
(part-meronym) cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear

n. smear test