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    CYTOSMEAR

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     I. (noun) 

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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 microscopeplay

    Synonyms:

    cytologic smear; cytosmear; smear

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("cytosmear" is a kind of...):

    cytologic specimen (a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cytosmear"):

    alimentary tract smear (any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts)

    cervical smear; Pap smear; Papanicolaou smear (a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells)

    bronchoscopic smear; lower respiratory tract smear; sputum smear (any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs)

    vaginal smear (smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis)

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