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1. (n.) Pap test
a test for cancer of the cervix, consisting of the staining of cells taken in a cervical or vaginal smear
2. Pap test
a vaginal Pap smear used to evaluate estrogen levels.
3. Pap test
an examination of exfoliated cells in any body fluid for cancer cells.
Etymology: (1960–65; after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method)
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1. (noun) Pap test, Papanicolaou test, smear test
a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
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