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pap smear

pap smear is the alternative letter-case form of Pap smear.

Noun capitalized: Pap smear

Pap smear (plural Pap smears)

  1. Synonym of Pap test.
    • She felt vulnerable, like sheʼd just gotten her first Pap smear and didnʼt know how invasive it would feel.2021, Zakiya Dalila Harris, The Other Black Girl, Bloomsbury, page 344

Synonyms of pap smear

Forms of pap smear

pluralpap smears
pluralPap smears
alternative formpap smear

Origin of pap smear

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

Questions about pap smear

What does pap smear mean?
Pap smear means synonym of Pap test.
What is pap smear the alternative letter-case form of?
Pap smear is the alternative letter-case form of Pap smear.
What part of speech is pap smear?
Pap smear is a noun.
What is the plural of pap smear?
The plural of pap smear is pap smears.

Words near pap smear in the dictionary

  1. Paoting
  2. Paotow
  3. pap
  4. pap boat
  5. pap boats
  6. pap smear
  7. pap smears
  8. pap test
  9. pap tests
  10. papa
  11. papa bear

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