Pap smear

English

Etymology

From Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek American physician.

Noun

Pap smear (plural Pap smears)

(chiefly gynaecology) A screening test meant to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.

Synonyms

Translations

gynaecology: screening test

Chinese:
Mandarin: 子宮頸塗片檢查, 子宫颈涂片检查 (zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá)
Dutch: uitstrijkje (nl) n
Finnish: Papa-koe
French: frottis (fr) m

German: Pap-Abstrich m
Italian: striscio (it) m
Japanese: パップテスト (pappu tesuto)
Russian: мазо́к Папаникола́у m (mazók Papanikoláu)
Spanish: prueba de Papanicolau f, papanicolau

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