"Pap test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Pap tests [plural]
Etymology: From Papanikolaou. Named after Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou Etymology templates: {{m|en|Papanikolaou}} Papanikolaou, {{named-after/list|physician||||}} physician, {{lang|en|Georgios Papanikolaou}} Georgios Papanikolaou, {{named-after|en|Georgios Papanikolaou|nat=Greek-American|occ=physician}} Named after Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pap test (plural Pap tests)
  1. (gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix. Wikipedia link: Pap test Categories (topical): Gynaecology Synonyms: cervical smear, Pap, pap, pap smear, Pap smear, smear test Translations (gynaecology: screening test): 子宮頸塗片檢查 (Chinese Mandarin), 子宫颈涂片检查 (zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá) (Chinese Mandarin), uitstrijkje [neuter] (Dutch), Papa-koe (Finnish), test de Papanicolaou [masculine] (French), Pap-Test [masculine] (German), τεστ Παπανικολάου (test Papanikoláou) (Greek), パップテスト (papputesuto) (Japanese), тест Папаникола́у (tɛst Papanikoláu) [masculine] (Russian), prueba de Papanicolaou [feminine] (Spanish), పాప్ స్మియర్ పరీక్ష (pāp smiyar parīkṣa) (Telugu)

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