SMEAR TEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does smear test mean? 

• SMEAR TEST (noun)
  The noun SMEAR TEST has 1 sense:

1. a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

  Familiarity information: SMEAR TEST used as a noun is very rare.

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• SMEAR TEST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

Pap test; Papanicolaou test; smear test

Hypernyms ("smear test" is a kind of...):

diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)

Meronyms (parts of "smear test"):

cervical smear; Pap smear; Papanicolaou smear (a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells)