Pap test
Description
A procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix (the lower, narrow part of the uterus, or womb) and examined under a microscope.
The Pap test is used to detect precancerous changes to the cervix and cervical cancer.
Also called Papanicolaou test or Papanikolaou test.
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