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cytologic smear ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cytologic smear - a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscopecytosmear, smearalimentary tract smear - any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those partscervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cellsbronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear - 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 lungsvaginal smear - smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysiscytologic specimen - a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis |
cytologic smear
cy·to·log·ic smeara type of cytologic specimen made by smearing a sample (obtained by a variety of methods from a number of sites), then fixing it and staining it, usually with 95% ethyl alcohol and Papanicolaou stain. Synonym(s): cytosmearcy·to·log·ic smear (sī'tō-loj'ik smēr) A type of cytologic specimen made by smearing a sample (obtained by a variety of methods from a number of sites), then fixing it and staining it, usually with 95% ethyl alcohol and Papanicolaou stain. cy·to·log·ic smear (sī'tō-loj'ik smēr) A type of cytologic specimen made by smearing a sample before fixing it and staining it. cytologic smear Related to cytologic smear: aspiration cytologySynonyms for cytologic smearnoun a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscopeSynonymsRelated Words- alimentary tract smear
- cervical smear
- Pap smear
- Papanicolaou smear
- bronchoscopic smear
- lower respiratory tract smear
- sputum smear
- vaginal smear
- cytologic specimen
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