PAPANICOLAOU TEST


Meaning of PAPANICOLAOU TEST in English

ˌpäpəˈnēkəˌlau̇, ˌpapəˈnikəˌlau̇- noun

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: after George N. Papanicolaou b 1883 Greco-American medical scientist

: a method for the early detection of cancer consisting of the application of a special staining technique to cells exfoliated from diseased tissue

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