cervical smear

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noun

med a smear of cellular material taken from the neck (cervix) of the uterus for detection of cancerAlso called: Pap test, Pap smear

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Words nearby cervical smear

cervical nerve, cervical plexus, cervical pregnancy, cervical rib, cervical rib syndrome, cervical smear, cervicectomy, cervicitis, cervico-, cervicobrachial, cervicodynia

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How to use cervical smear in a sentence

Robyn was in her senior year of college in January 2008 when she found out she had an abnormal pap smear.
The Silent Shame of HPV|Emily Shire|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Erica was 22 when her doctor called her and said she had an abnormal pap smear.
The Silent Shame of HPV|Emily Shire|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A vicious Twitter smear campaign against the Harry Potter author may have been the work of secret agents, says one British pol.
Did MI5 Spies Troll J.K. Rowling Over Scottish Independence?|The Telegraph|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Much of this increase is due to human papillomavirus (HPV), the virus that is also strongly linked to cervical cancer.
Smokeless Tobacco: A Forgotten Teen Risk|Russell Saunders|June 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Memorials are a crimson smear across the days—March 14, April 8, May 6, that marked our bloody spring of 2007.
Memorial Days After Mourning Has Passed|Alex Horton|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then Lamb began to taste something like panic even as the first neon signs began to smear the wintry shadows.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
If you will look at the paper you will observe a slight smear of blood.
Boy Scouts in the Philippines|G. Harvey Ralphson
In the following chapter the swelling of cervical glands is taken up.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
And still at times she would smear him with the name of black (to his delight when he learned the reason).
Margaret Ogilvy|J. M. Barrie
A thin stream of blood ran from his mouth and dribbled down his chin and coagulated in a sticky smear upon the gun stock.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm|Irvin S. Cobb