From Bethesda, Maryland, United States, where a conference was held that established the system.
the Bethesda system
- (medicine) A system for reporting cervical or vaginal cytologic diagnoses, specifically Pap smear results.
- Synonym: (initialism) TBS
- (medicine) A similar system for cytopathology of thyroid nodules.
- Synonyms: (initialism) BSRTC, (initialism) TBSRTC