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Papanicolaou test
Pa·pa·ni·co·laou test [ ppə nkə lòw tèst, pàppə níkə lòw tèst ] (plural Pa·pa·ni·co·laou tests) or Pa·pa·ni·co·laou smear [ ppə nkə lòw tèst, pàppə níkə lòw tèst ] (plural Pa·pa·ni·co·laou smears)


noun 
Definition:
 
medicine 
Same as  Pap smear
[Mid-20th century. After G. N. Papanicolaou (1883-1962), Greek-born anatomist]
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