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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pap smear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
pa-p s-mear
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Pap test.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Pap smear.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Papanikolaou + smear. Named after the Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.

Inflected Forms

Pap smears (plural)

Synonyms

Pap test cervical smear Pap smear test papanicolaou smear

Questions

What does pap smear mean?
Synonym of Pap test.
Where does pap smear come from?
From Papanikolaou + smear. Named after the Greek-American physician Georgios Papanikolaou.

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