cervical smear

English

Noun

cervical smear (plural cervical smears)

(chiefly gynaecology) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.

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Translations

gynaecology: screening test

Dutch: uitstrijkje (nl) n
Finnish: irtosolukoe

French: frottis (fr) m

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