Pap smear
noun/ˈpæp smɪə(r)/
/ˈpæp smɪr/
(North American English) (British English smear test, smear, cervical smear)
- a medical test in which a very small amount of tissue from a woman’s cervix is removed and examined for cancer cellsOxford Collocations DictionaryPap smear is used before these nouns:
- test
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