Noun papanicolaou smear has 1 sense
  1. cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
    --1 is a kind of smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear
    --1 is a part of Pap test, Papanicolaou test, smear test
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