Pap test
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3.7
- noun
- /pæp tɛst/
- Specialized
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prueba de Papanicolaou
- Women should schedule a Pap test regularly to monitor for any signs of cervical cancer.
- abnormal Pap test
- annual Pap test
- regular Pap test
Examples
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An estimated 82% of women in the United States have had a Pap test during the preceding 3 years (103).
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Females who have an equivocal or abnormal Pap test could be infected with any of approximately 40 high-risk or low-risk genital HPV types.
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Have regular Pap tests available from the cancer center.
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Pap test rates for all age and ethnic populations have increased during the preceding two decades.
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USPSTF recommends a conventional Pap test at least every 3 years, regardless of age.
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Cervical cancer screening with the Pap test can detect cytologic changes that reflect the underlying tissue changes.
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Planned Parenthood provides nearly 770,000 Pap tests and nearly 750,000 breast exams each year, critical services in detecting cancer.
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Pap Tests – Undisclosed Information: Pap tests detect abnormal cells on your cervix.
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The Pap test is an essential procedure for detecting precancerous changes in cervical cells.
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After receiving abnormal results from her Pap test, she was advised to undergo further examinations.
Synonyms
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4.3
A medical test in which a doctor takes cells from a woman's cervix to check for signs of cancer
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3.7
A medical test that checks cells from a woman's cervix for signs of cancer or other problems
A health test that checks cells from the cervix for early signs of cancer
A test that collects cells from the opening of a woman's womb to look for early cancer
A test that takes cells from the cervix to check for early signs of cancer
Surface Forms
Morphology
Pap + test
The element 'Pap' is an eponym/abbreviation (from Papanicolaou) and carries no transparent lexical meaning a learner can compose with 'test'. While 'test' signals an examination, knowing the constituents does not allow a B1 learner to infer that this is a specific cervical cell/cancer screening, so the overall meaning is not derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Pap test is named after Dr. George Papanicolaou, and people shortened his name to Pap. The word test means a check, so a Pap test is 'a check of cells from the cervix to find cancer'.