HyperDic: smear_test

English > 1 sense of the expression smear test:
NOUNcognitionsmear test, Pap test, Papanicolaou testa method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer
English > smear test: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningA method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer.
SynonymsPap test, Papanicolaou test
Partscervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smearA sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus
Broaderdiagnostic test, diagnostic assayAn assay conducted for diagnostic purposes

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