cervical smear
noun /ˌsɜːvɪkl ˈsmɪə(r)/
/ˌsɜːrvɪkl ˈsmɪr/
(also smear, smear test (all British English), North American English Pap smear)
- a medical test in which a very small amount of tissue from a woman’s cervix is removed and examined for cancer cells