cytologic smear
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1. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (noun.body)
hypernym | : | cytologic specimen, |
definition | : | a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | alimentary tract smear, |
definition | : | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | cervical smear, pap smear, papanicolaou smear, |
definition | : | a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | vaginal smear, |
definition | : | smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis (noun.body) |
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