Pap smear

noun
🔊/ˈpæp smɪə(r)/
🔊/ˈpæp smɪr/
(North American English)
(British English smear test, smear, cervical smear)
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  1. a medical test in which a very small amount of tissue from a woman’s cervix is removed and examined for cancer cells涂片试验(从妇女子宫颈取少许组织,以检查是否有癌细胞)
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryPap smear is used before these nouns:
    • test
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