Pap smear en · NOUN
Etymology
From Papanikolaou + smear. Named after the Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.
Meanings
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Synonym of Pap test.
She felt vulnerable, like sheʼd just gotten her first Pap smear and didnʼt know how invasive it would feel.
2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 344:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pap smears | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pap smear | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Pap test · smear test · Pap test · pap · Pap · cervical smear · pap test
Translations (14)
sv gynekologiskt cellprov (gynaecology: screening test) · fr frottis (gynaecology: screening test) · es frotis vaginal (gynaecology: screening test) · it striscio (gynaecology: screening test) · nl uitstrijkje (gynaecology: screening test) · ja パップテスト (gynaecology: screening test) · es prueba de Papanicolau (gynaecology: screening test) · de Pap-Abstrich (gynaecology: screening test) · es papanicolau (gynaecology: screening test) · fi papakoe (gynaecology: screening test) · cmn 子宮頸塗片檢查 /子宫颈涂片检查 (gynaecology: screening test) · sv papaprov (gynaecology: screening test) · ru мазо́к Папаникола́у (gynaecology: screening test) · ca frotis de Papanicolau (gynaecology: screening test)