| NOUN | body | cytologic smear, smear, cytosmear | a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope |
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| Meaning | A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope. | |
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| Synonyms | smear, cytosmear | |
| Narrower | alimentary tract smear | Any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract |
| cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear | A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus | |
| lower respiratory tract smear, bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear | Any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract | |
| vaginal smear | smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis | |
| Broader | cytologic specimen | A specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis |
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