papanicolaou smear

Noun papanicolaou smear has 1 sense

• papanicolaou smear(n = noun.body) cervical smear, pap smear - a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells;
is a kind of cytologic smear, cytosmear, smear
is a part of pap test, papanicolaou test, smear test