papanicolaou test

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1. a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	diagnostic assay, diagnostic test,
definition	:	an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes (noun.cognition)

part holonym	:	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)