cervical smear
noun/ˌsɜːvɪkl ˈsmɪə(r)/
/ˌsɜːrvɪkl ˈsmɪr/
(also smear, smear test (all British English), North American English Pap smear)
- a medical test in which a very small amount of tissue from a woman’s cervix is removed and examined for cancer cells
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