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Definition of Smear test
1. Noun. A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer.
Terms within: Cervical Smear, Pap Smear, Papanicolaou Smear
Generic synonyms: Diagnostic Assay, Diagnostic Test
Definition of Smear test
1. Noun. (gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smear Test
Literary usage of Smear test
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Continuing Challenge of Tuberculosis by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)
"The sputum smear test is quick and inexpensive, but is useful only when ...
The smear test does not distinguish tubercle bacilli from other types of ..."
2. Atlas and Epitome of Diseases of the Mouth, Pharynx, and Nose by Ludwig Grünwald (1903)
"... form : from syphilis the smear test will suffice to make a differentiation
This test is here most important, for we do not wish to submit a patient w th ..."
3. Food Security in Practice: Using Gender Research in Development by Agnes R. Quisumbing, Bonnie Folger McClafferty (2006)
"However, one issue raised in the qualitative studies was the problem of male
doctors giving lectures on the pap smear test or on family planning, ..."
4. English-spanish glossary for Health AIDS: Glosario Espanol-Ingles para los edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... blood analysis, urinalysis, throat, nose and ear examination, pap smear test,
etc. A knowledge of these examinations will relieve a person's mind. ..."
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