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SPUTUM SMEAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sputum smear mean?
• SPUTUM SMEAR (noun)
The noun SPUTUM SMEAR has 1 sense:
1. any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
Familiarity information: SPUTUM SMEAR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract; used for cytologic study of cancer and other diseases of the lungs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
bronchoscopic smear; lower respiratory tract smear; sputum smear
Hypernyms ("sputum smear" is a kind of...):
cytologic smear; cytosmear; smear (a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope)
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