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vaginal smear

/ˌvædʒənl smɪər/
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Other forms: vaginal smears

Definitions of vaginal smear
  1. noun
    smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
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    type of:
    cytologic smear, cytosmear, smear
    a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
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