smear test

Noun

Meaning

a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

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A week after her first smear test Alexandra was informed there were abnormal cells and was sent to the Blackpool Victoria Hospital for a colposcopy. Source: Internet

Gynaecologists told O’Connor in October 2015 that an endometrial biopsy was negative, and the hospital had also provided a “false positive” result to a routine smear test carried out the previous year. Source: Internet

In addition to a smear test, samples are collected from the lower respiratory tract, which increases the accuracy of the diagnosis. Source: Internet

NHS Digital data shows 76 per cent of the 140,319 women in Cornwall eligible for a smear test by the end of 2019 had been screened – the point at which the latest data is available. Source: Internet

Speak to your nurse about ways to make the smear test better for you. Source: Internet

Two weeks after visiting a doctor, Claire was referred to a hospital, where she underwent her first smear test. Source: Internet

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