Look up: Pap Test

1. Pap test
   [n] - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
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2. Pap test
   Pap test: A screening test for cervical cancer based on the examination under the microscope of cells collected from the cervix, smeared on a slide and specially stained to reveal premalignant (before cancer) and malignant (cancer) changes as well as changes due to noncancerous conditions such as in...
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3. pap test
   Microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and it can show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation. Also called pap smear. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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4. Pap test
   Papanicolaou test noun a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
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5. Pap test
   (from the article `Pap smear`) ...also from the endometrium (the mucous coat of the uterus) and the ovaries. The traditional Pap smear, in which cells are literally smeared ...
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6. Pap Test
   A common medical test that is used to detect cancer or other abnormalities in the cells of a female's cervix. A doctor will generally perfom a pap test during the first prenatal visit. Synonym(s): Pap Smear
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7. Pap test
   Pap test, Pap smear,or Papanicolaou test (păp"unē'kulou) , medical procedure used to detect cancer of the uterine cervix. A scraping, brushing, or smear, is taken from the surface of the vagina or cervix and is prepared on a slide and stained for microscopic examination and cytol...
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8. Pap test
   Type: Term Definitions: 1. microscopic examination of cells exfoliated or scraped from a mucosal surface after staining with Papanicolaou stain; used especially for detection of cancer of the uterine cervix. Synonyms: Papanicolaou smear test
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9. Pap test
   Common name for cervical smear
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10. Pap test
    A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect cancer and changes that may lead to cancer. A Pap test can also show conditions, such as infection or inflammation, that are not cancer. Also called Pap smear and Papanicolaou test.
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11. Pap test
    | MeshID = D014626 | OtherCodes = | --> The `Papanicolaou test` (also called `Pap smear`, `Pap test`, `cervical smear`, or `smear test`) is a screening test used in gynecology to detect premalignant and malignant (cancerous) processes in the endocervical canal (transformation zone). Changes can be t...
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12. Papanicolaou smear test
    Synonym for pap test ... Microscopic examination of cells collected from the cervix. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and it can show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation. Also called pap smear. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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13. Papanicolaou smear test
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pa-pă-ni′kō-low Synonyms: Pap test
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14. Papanicolaou test
    A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect cancer and changes that may lead to cancer. A Papanicolaou test can also show conditions, such as infection or inflammation, that are not cancer. Also called Pap smear and Pap test.
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