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    SPUTUM SMEAR

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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 lungsplay

    Synonyms:

    bronchoscopic smear; lower respiratory tract smear; sputum smear

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("sputum smear" is a kind of...):

    cytologic smear; cytosmear; smear (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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