smear test

smear test
Papanicolaou t.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • smear test — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms smear test : singular smear test plural smear tests medical British a medical test in which a doctor takes cells from the entrance to a woman s womb (= the part of her body where a baby grows) to check for… …   English dictionary

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