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    PAPANICOLAOU TEST

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancerplay

    Synonyms:

    Pap test; Papanicolaou test; smear test

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("Papanicolaou test" is a kind of...):

    diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)

    Meronyms (parts of "Papanicolaou test"):

    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)

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