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bethesda system

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
bethes-da sys-tem
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A system for reporting cervical or vaginal cytologic diagnoses, specifically Pap smear results.

name

A similar system for cytopathology of thyroid nodules.

Etymology

From Bethesda, Maryland, United States, where a conference was held that established the system.

Inflected Forms

the Bethesda system (canonical)

Synonyms

TBS BSRTC TBSRTC

Questions

What does bethesda system mean?
A system for reporting cervical or vaginal cytologic diagnoses, specifically Pap smear results.
Where does bethesda system come from?
From Bethesda, Maryland, United States, where a conference was held that established the system.

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