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Pap smear

P0049000 (păp)n. A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of exfoliated cells is specially stained and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Also called Pap test.

[After George Papanicolaou (1883-1962), Greek-born American pathologist and cytologist.]

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Pap smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cellscervical smear, Papanicolaou smearcytologic smear, cytosmear, smear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscopePap test, Papanicolaou test, smear test - a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

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smear

[smēr] a specimen for microscopic study, the material being spread thinly and unevenly across the slide with a swab or loop, or with the edge of another slide.

Smears from opaque thick liquids or semisolids, such as stool, can be made using a swab to sample and smear the material. From Mahon and Manuselis, 1995.Pap smear (Papanicolaou smear) see papanicolaou test.

Pap smear

a smear of vaginal or cervical cells obtained for cytological study. Synonym(s): Papanicolaou smear

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(păp)n. A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of exfoliated cells is specially stained and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Also called Pap test.

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Papanicolaou test, pap test Gynecology A test in which cells from the uterine cervix and endocervix are sampled, spread on a glass slide, stained, and interpreted by a cytotechnologist or pathologist based on the Bethesda System Abnormal values The PS is the 'gold standard' method for early detection of HPV, herpes, trichomonad infections, CIN/dysplasia, cervical CA Accuracy PS interpretation is a subjective art based on experience of the screening cytotechnologist or pathologist; in good labs, error rate–false negative is 5%–15%. See Bethesda System. Cf Papanicolaou classification.

smear

S10-867380 (smer) [Old English. smerian, to anoint] 1. In bacteriology, material spread on a surface, as a microscopic slide or a culture medium.2. Material obtained from infected matter spread over solid culture media.3. Cellular material obtained from a body structure by swabbing, gently scraping, or scratching.

PREPARATION OF BLOOD SMEAR

PREPARATION OF BLOOD SMEAR

blood smear

A drop of (anticoagulated) whole blood spread thinly on a glass microscope slide so that blood cell types can be examined, counted, and characterized. Synonym: peripheral blood smear

Procedure: The slide must be grease-free. It is cleaned with alcohol, rinsed in warm water, and wiped clean with a lint-free towel or lens paper.A small drop of blood is placed on the slide; the end of another slide (spreader slide) is placed against the first slide at a 45° angle and pulled back against the drop of blood so that the drop spreads between the point of contact of the two slides. Then the spreader slide is pushed forward against the first slide; the blood will form an even, thin smear. The slide is dried by waving it in the air; it should not be heated. The blood smear is covered with Wright's stain and allowed to stand 2 min. An equal amount of distilled water or buffer solution is added and mixed uniformly. It is allowed to stand 5 min. The stain is gently washed off and the slide is allowed to dry.

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buccal smear

A sample of cells taken from the mucosa lining the cheek for chromosomal or other studies.

Pap smear

Papanicolaou test.

peripheral blood smear

Synonym: blood smear

Pap smear

A popular term for the cervical smear test. A method of screening women for the earliest signs of cancer of the neck (cervix) of the womb. A wooden or plastic spatula is used gently to scrape some surface cells off the inner lining of the cervix and these are then spread on a microscope slide, stained and examined by a pathologist skilled in CYTOLOGY. (George Nicholas Papanicolaou, 1884–1962, Greek-born American anatomist).

Pap smear

A screening test for precancerous and cancerous cells on the cervix. This simple test is done during a routine pelvic exam and involves scraping cells from the cervix.Mentioned in: DES Exposure

Papanicolaou,

George N., Greek-U.S. physician, anatomist, and cytologist, 1883-1962. Papanicolaou examinationPapanicolaou smear - Synonym(s): Pap smearPapanicolaou smear test - Synonym(s): Pap testPapanicolaou stain - a multichromatic stain used in cancer screening, especially of gynecologic smears.Papanicolaou test - Synonym(s): Pap testPap smear - vaginal or cervical cells obtained for cytological study. Synonym(s): Papanicolaou smearPap test - examination of cells stained with Papanicolaou stain. Synonym(s): Papanicolaou smear test; Papanicolaou test

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noun a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus

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