Pap test

English

Etymology

From Papanikolaou. Named after Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.

Noun

Pap test (plural Pap tests)

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

Synonyms

• cervical smear
• Pap
• pap
• pap smear
• Pap smear
• 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)

• Dutch: uitstrijkje (nl) n
• Finnish: Papa-koe
• French: test de Papanicolaou m
• German: Pap-Test m
• Greek: τεστ Παπανικολάου (el) (test Papanikoláou)
• Japanese: パップテスト (papputesuto)
• Portuguese: teste de Papanicolau m, Papanicolau (pt) m
• Russian: тест Папаникола́у m (tɛst Papanikoláu)
• Spanish: prueba de Papanicolaou f
• Telugu: పాప్ స్మియర్ పరీక్ష (pāp smiyar parīkṣa)

Anagrams

• tappest, tappets