pap smear

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pap smeer]
- /pæp smɪər/
- /pæp smɪər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pap smeer]
- /pæp smɪər/

Definitions of pap smear words

noun pap smear a test for cancer of the cervix, consisting of the staining of cervical cells taken in a cervical or vaginal smear (Pap smear or pap smear) for examination of exfoliated cells. 1
noun pap smear a vaginal Pap smear used to evaluate estrogen levels. 1
noun pap smear an examination of exfoliated cells in any body fluid, as sputum or urine, for cancer cells. 1
noun pap smear test for cervical cancer 1
countable noun pap smear A pap smear is a medical test in which cells are taken from a woman's cervix and analysed to see if any cancer cells are present. 0

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Origin of pap smear

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

1960-65; named after George Papanicolaou (1883-1962), U.S. cytologist, born in Greece, who developed the staining method

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Parts of speech for Pap smear

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pap smear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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