Pap smear

English

Etymology

From Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek American physician.

Noun

Pap smear (plural Pap smears)

1. (chiefly gynaecology) A screening test meant to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.

Synonyms

• cervical smear
• Pap test
• smear test

Translations

gynaecology: screening test

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 子宮頸塗片檢查／子宫颈涂片检查 (zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá), 子宫颈涂片检查 (zǐgōngjǐng túpiàn jiǎnchá)

• Dutch: uitstrijkje (nl) n
• Finnish: Papa-koe
• French: frottis (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Pap-Abstrich m
• Italian: striscio (it) m
• Japanese: パップテスト (pappu tesuto)
• Russian: мазо́к Папаникола́у m (mazók Papanikoláu)
• Spanish: prueba de Papanicolau f, papanicolau