cervical smear
1cervical smear — n BrE technical a test for ↑cancer of a woman s ↑cervix American Equivalent: pap smear …
2cervical smear — noun count BRITISH MEDICAL a PAP SMEAR …
3cervical smear — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a specimen of cellular material from the cervix spread on a microscope slide for examination for cancerous cells or precancerous changes …
4cervical 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: ↑Pap smear, ↑Papanicolaou smear • Hypernyms: ↑smear, ↑cytologic smear, ↑cytosmear • Part Holo …
5cervical smear — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cervical smear : singular cervical smear plural cervical smears medical British a medical test in which cells are taken from a woman s cervix to check for cancer. The American word is Pap smear …
6cervical smear — noun A screening test to detect pre cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix. Syn: smear test, Pap smear, Pap test …
7cervical smear — (Papanicolaou test, Pap test) test) a specimen of cellular material scraped from the neck (cervix) of the uterus that is stained and examined under a microscope in order to detect cell changes indicating the presence of cancer. The transformation …
8cervical smear — /sɜvɪkəl ˈsmɪə/ (say servikuhl smear), /sɜˌvaɪkəl/ (say ser.vuykuhl) noun → Pap smear …
9cervical smear — noun (C) technical a test for cancer of a woman s cervix; pap smear AmE …
10cervical smear — a specimen of cellular material scraped from the transformation zone of the cervix (neck) of the uterus that is stained and examined under a microscope in order to detect cell abnormalities indicating the presence of precancerous change. See:… …
