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Papanicolaou smear
noun
Pa·pa·ni·co·laou smear
| \ ˌpä-pə-ˈnē-kə-ˌlau̇-
, ˌpa-pə-ˈni-\
, ˌpa-pə-ˈni-\
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Papanicolaou smear
noun
Pa·pa·ni·co·laou smear
| \ ˌpäp-ə-ˈnē-kə-ˌlau̇-
, ˌpap-ə-ˈnik-ə-
\
, ˌpap-ə-ˈnik-ə-
\
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