pap smear

English Thesaurus

1. a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cytologic smear, cytosmear, smear,
definition	:	a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope (noun.body)

part meronym	:	pap test, papanicolaou test, smear test,
definition	:	a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer (noun.cognition)