Pa·pa·ni·co·laou smear | \ ˌpä-pə-ˈnē-kə-ˌlau̇- 
, ˌpa-pə-ˈni- \
, ˌpa-pə-ˈni- \Definition of Papanicolaou smear
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Papanicolaou smear
nounPa·pa·ni·co·laou smear | \ ˌpäp-ə-ˈnē-kə-ˌlau̇- , ˌpap-ə-ˈnik-ə- \
, ˌpap-ə-ˈnik-ə- \Medical Definition of Papanicolaou smear
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The first known use of Papanicolaou smear was in 1950
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