adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cervical smear
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
cancer
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They are now following the progress of a group of outpatients at Westminster Hospital screened for cervical cancer by the new test.
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After three decades of promotion, the Pap test is largely the reason why cervical cancer deaths have dropped sharply.
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These may or may not progress to cervical cancer .
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Doctors say cervical cancer often has no symptoms.
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The Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer detection: a triumph and a tragedy.
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Thompson said the Pap smear only detects cervical cancer; it does not detect ovarian cancer or endometrial cancer.
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The average age of women with invasive cervical cancer is between 45 and 50.
smear
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Still to come on the programme Inverclyde hospital to adopt key changes to cervical smear tests.
spine
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Plain radiographs of the cervical spine in flexion and extension will allow recognition of atlantoaxial subluxation and subaxial subluxation.
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A cervical spine x-ray should always be done to rule out fracture and / or subluxation.
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The cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis Needs careful assessment Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects the cervical spine, causing several well defined deformities.
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Probably he thinks the blood vessels of my brain are as hardened as my cervical spine .
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Because of its superior contrast capabilities magnetic resonance imaging is the current first choice technique for assessing instability of the cervical spine .
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The cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis Needs careful assessment Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects the cervical spine, causing several well defined deformities.
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These high rates reflect the anatomy of the cervical spine and the dynamic forces that act on it.
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Deformities of the cervical spine are seen most often in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of more than 10 years' duration.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cephalic and cervical vesicles are inflations of the cuticle around the mouth opening and in the oesophageal region.
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Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for cervical neoplasia.
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Smoking adds significantly to the risk because tobacco smoke bathes delicate cervical tissues in tar and nicotine.
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The cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis Needs careful assessment Rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects the cervical spine, causing several well defined deformities.
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The effectiveness of cervical screening: a population-based case-control study.
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The Papanicolaou test for cervical cancer detection: a triumph and a tragedy.
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The test was oversold as an insurance against developing cervical and uterine cancer when it was no such thing.