- Papanicolaou smear
- noun Etymology: George N. Papanicolaou died 1962 American medical scientist Date: 1950 Pap smear
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Papanicolaou smear — Pa·pa·ni·co·laou smear .päp ə nē kə .lau̇ , .pap ə nik ə n PAP SMEAR Papanicolaou George Nicholas (1883 1962) American anatomist and cytologist. Papanicolaou devoted his medical research almost entirely to the physiology of reproduction and… … Medical dictionary
Papanicolaou smear — noun a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells • Syn: ↑cervical smear, ↑Pap smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear, ↑cytologic smear, ↑cytosmear • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Papanicolaou smear — /pæpəˈnɪkəlaʊ smɪə / (say papuh nikuhlow smear) noun → Pap smear. {from George Papanicolaou, 1883–1962, US scientist, who invented this test} …
smear test — noun a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer • Syn: ↑Pap test, ↑Papanicolaou test • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay • Part Meronyms: ↑cervical smear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Papanicolaou test — noun a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer • Syn: ↑Pap test, ↑smear test • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic test, ↑diagnostic assay • Part Meronyms: ↑cervical smear, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Papanicolaou stain — showing a low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL). Pap test. Papanicolaou stain (also Papanicolaou s stain and Pap stain) is a multichromatic staining histological technique developed by George Papanikolaou, the father of cytopathology.… … Wikipedia
Papanicolaou test — n PAP SMEAR * * * (Pap test) see cervical smear G. N. Papanicolaou (1883 1962), Greek physician, anatomist, and cytologist … Medical dictionary
smear test — Papanicolaou t … Medical dictionary
smear — A thin specimen for examination; it is usually prepared by spreading material uniformly onto a glass slide, fixing it, and staining it before examination. alimentary tract s. a group of … Medical dictionary
Papanicolaou stain test (smear) — Pap·a·nic·o·laou stain, test (smear) (pap″ə nikґo la oo) [George Nicolas Papanicolaou, Greek physician and anatomist in the United States, 1883–1962] see under test and see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain … Medical dictionary
