Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun papanicolaou_smear

1 sense of papanicolaou smear

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)
       => smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear -- (a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope)