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smear test

British  

noun

  1. med another name for Pap test

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Jessica said a smear test six months before she was diagnosed also picked up nothing.

From BBC Jan. 25, 2026

Women are invited for cervical-cancer screening – what used to be known as the smear test – every three to five years between the ages of 25 and 65.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2024

Michelle Penny has never had a smear test due to lack of access and, like Ms Watkins, she feels failed by the healthcare system.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2024

More than 3,000 women affected by the Southern Health Trust's cervical smear review are to have their previous smear slides reviewed alongside having a new smear test.

From BBC Apr. 25, 2024

They said they would like again to "reassure those women receiving letters that this review is a precautionary measure to ensure that their previous smear test result they received was correct".

From BBC Mar. 5, 2024

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