Papanicolaou test

Papanicolaou test
/pah'peuh nee'keuh low", pap'euh nik"euh low'/.

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  • Papanicolaou test — Pa•pa•ni•co•laou′ test [[t]ˌpɑ pəˌni kəˈlaʊ, ˌpæp əˈnɪk əˌlaʊ[/t]] n. med Pap test …   From formal English to slang

  • Papanicolaou test — noun Date: 1946 Pap smear …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Papanicolaou stain — a method of staining smears of secretions from the respiratory, digestive, or genitourinary tract for examination of exfoliated cells, to detect the presence of a malignant process; used in the Papanicolaou test (see under test). Papanicolaou… …   Medical dictionary

  • Papanicolaou smear — noun a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells • Syn: ↑cervical smear, ↑Pap smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear, ↑cytologic smear, ↑cytosmear • Part Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

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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

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