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The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), [1] cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), [2] or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (opening of the uterus or womb) or, more rarely, anus (in both men and women). [3]
A white blood cell differential is a medical laboratory test that provides information about the types and amounts of white blood cells in a person's blood. The test, which is usually ordered as part of a complete blood count (CBC), measures the amounts of the five normal white blood cell types – neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils – as well as abnormal cell ...
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images If you can’t remember when you had your last pap smear, there’s a chance you might be due for another. ... Women under 21 do not need to get pap smears and women ...
Supravital stain of a smear of human blood from a patient with hemolytic anemia. The reticulocytes are the cells with the dark blue dots and curved linear structures (reticulum) in the cytoplasm. Supravital staining is a method of staining used in microscopy to examine living cells that
The Ayre spatula is a device used to collect Pap smear. It is a wooden spatula with U-shaped openings on one side and a flat surface on another. [1] The broad end is for vaginal sample collection and the narrow end is for cervical sample collection. It is rotated 360 degrees in the vagina to obtain the cells to be sent for Pap smear examination.
A smear test, wherein a sample is smeared over a microscope slide to be studied for any pathology A smear test usually refers to a pap test, that is, a cervical smear; Smear (card game) Smear Lake, a lake in Wisconsin; Smear campaign, or smear job, an attack on the reputation of an individual or group making use of disinformation tactics
Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear attended the Eras Tour in London Dave Grohl’s dig at Taylor Swift. Smear, 64, was spotted at Wembley Stadium on Friday, June 21, with Salma Hayek and Stella ...