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单词 pap test
释义

Pap test

or pap test

[ pap-test ]
/ ˈpæp ˌtɛst /

noun

a test for cancer of the cervix, consisting of the staining of cervical cells taken in a cervical or vaginal smear (Pap smear, or pap smear ) for examination of exfoliated cells.
a vaginal Pap smear used to evaluate estrogen levels.
an examination of exfoliated cells in any body fluid, as sputum or urine, for cancer cells.
Also called Papanicolaou test.

Origin of Pap test

First recorded in 1955–60; named after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method

Words nearby Pap test

Pappus of Alexandria, pappy, paprika, Pap smear, PAP technique, Pap test, Papua, Papuan, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinean, papula
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British Dictionary definitions for Pap test

Pap test

Pap smear

/ (pæp) /

noun med

another name for cervical smear
a similar test for precancerous cells in other organs
US equivalent: Papanicolaou smear

Word Origin for Pap test

C20: named after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), US anatomist, who devised it
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for Pap test

Pap test

n.

Pap smear
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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