单词 | pap test |
释义 | Pap testor pap test[ pap-test ] / ˈpæp ˌtɛst / nouna 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 testFirst recorded in 1955–60; named after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method Words nearby Pap testPappus of Alexandria, pappy, paprika, Pap smear, PAP technique, Pap test, Papua, Papuan, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinean, papula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Pap testPap test Pap smear/ (pæp) / noun medanother name for cervical smear a similar test for precancerous cells in other organs US equivalent: Papanicolaou smear Word Origin for Pap testC20: 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 testPap 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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