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- [pap smeer]
- /pæp smɪər/
- /pæp smɪər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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".
pap smear usage trend in Literature
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