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单词 Pap smear
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Definition of Pap smear in English:

Pap smear

noun
  • 1A test carried out on a sample of cells from the cervix to check for abnormalities that may be indicative of cervical cancer; a smear test.

    a routine Pap smear revealed traces of cervical cancer
    1. 1.1 A sample of cells collected from the cervix for testing.
      Pap smears were reviewed by technicians

Origin

1960s: from a shortening of the name of the anatomist George Nicholas Papanicolaou, who devised the technique, + smear (sense 2 of the noun).

Definition of Pap smear in US English:

Pap smear

noun
  • 1A test carried out on a sample of cells from the cervix to check for abnormalities that may be indicative of cervical cancer.

    a routine Pap smear revealed traces of cervical cancer
    1. 1.1 A sample of cells collected from the cervix for testing.
      Pap smears were reviewed by technicians

Origin

1960s: from a shortening of the name of the anatomist George Nicholas Papanicolaou, who devised the technique, + smear (sense 2 of the noun).

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