Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pap test

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: pa-p test
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Pap test.

Example Sentences

"Studies show that the rollout of pap tests, which detect abnormalities in cervical cells, is mainly responsible for a 75 per cent fall in the incidence and mortality of the disease in the US."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

Pap tests (plural)

Synonyms

cervical smear Pap pap smear smear test papanicolaou test

Questions

What does pap test mean?: A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample ('smear') of cells from the cervix.
Where does pap test come from?: From Papanikolaou. Named after Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.

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