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Papanicolaou test

[ pah-puh-nee-kuh-lou, pap-uh-nik-uh-lou ]
/ ˌpɑ pəˌni kəˈlaʊ, ˌpæp əˈnɪk əˌlaʊ /

noun

Pap test.

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British Dictionary definitions for papanicolaou test

Papanicolaou test

Papanicolaou smear

/ (ˌpæpəˈnɪkəluː) /

noun

the full name for Pap test
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Medicine definitions for papanicolaou test

Papanicolaou test

n.

Pap smear
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