CERVICAL SMEAR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus
   • examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells
   Synonym(s)
   • Papanicolaou smear (what does Papanicolaou smear mean?)
   • Pap smear (what does Pap smear mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) cervical smear is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • smear (what does smear mean?)
   • cytologic smear (what does cytologic smear mean?)
   • cytosmear (what does cytosmear mean?)