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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PAP TEST

Named after George Papanicolaou (1883–1962), US anatomist, who devised it.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PAP TEST

Pap test  [pæp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAP TEST

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Pap test is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PAP TEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pap test

Pap test

The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, known earlier as Pap smear, cervical smear, or smear test) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the endocervical canal (transformation zone) of the female reproductive system. Unusual findings are often followed up by more sensitive diagnostic procedures, and, if warranted, interventions that aim to prevent progression to cervical cancer. The test was invented by and named after the prominent Greek doctor Georgios Papanikolaou. In taking a Pap smear, a speculum is used to open the vaginal canal and allow the collection of cells from the outer opening of the cervix of the uterus and the endocervix. The cells are examined under a microscope to look for abnormalities. The test aims to detect potentially pre-cancerous changes (called cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or cervical dysplasia), which are caused by sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses. The test remains an effective, widely used method for early detection of pre-cancer and cervical cancer.

Definition of Pap test in the English dictionary

The definition of Pap test in the dictionary is a similar test for precancerous cells in other organs.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAP TEST

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Papadopoulos
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Papal States
papalism
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Papandreou
Papanicolaou smear

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAP TEST

aptitude test
at the latest
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DNA test
driving test
drug test
endurance test
field test
flight test
means test
patch test
performance test
practice test
pregnancy test
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scratch test
screening test
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Turing test

Synonyms and antonyms of Pap test in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pap test» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAP TEST

Find out the translation of Pap test to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Pap test from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pap test» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

子宫颈抹片检查
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prueba de Papanicolaou
570 millions of speakers

English

Pap test
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पैप परीक्षण
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

اختبار عنق الرحم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Папаниколау
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

teste de Papanicolau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যাচ টেস্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

test Pap
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ujian Pap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pap-Test
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

パパニコロー検査
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자궁 경부 세포진 검사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pap test
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

xét nghiệm Pap
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாப் சோதனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅप टेस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pap testi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pap test
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

badanie cytologiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Папаніколау
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

testul Papanicolau
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

τεστ Παπανικολάου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Pap-toets
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Pap-test
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Pap test
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAP TEST»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAP TEST»

Discover the use of Pap test in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pap test and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fundamentals of Pap Test Cytology
This book is intended as a practical primer on The PAP Test.
Rana S. Hoda, MD, FIAC, S A Hoda, 2009
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Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Pap test collects exfoliated cells from the surface of the cervix. Exfoliation occurs from most normal, precancerous, and cancerous cervical epithelium. It is the detection of precancerous cells, which predate invasive disease by years, that ...
Ronald S. Gibbs, 2008
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Cancer of the Female Lower Genital Tract
Prior to the Pap test, diagnosis most often occurred when large cancers of the cervix and vagina were observed incidentally because no screening tests existed . Although the incidence of cervical cancer has significantly decreased over the ...
American Cancer Society, 2001
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Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice
the practitioner as to what is indicated after an abnormal Pap test result. In December 2009, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ( ACOG) replaced the existing ACOG clinical practice bulletin for cervical cytology screening ...
Terry Mahan Buttaro, JoAnn Trybulski, Patricia Polgar-Bailey, 2012
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Abnormal Pap Smears: What Every Woman Needs to Know
Discusses pap smears and their results, including how to read a report, treatment after abnormal pap smears, and cervical cancer prevention.
Lynda Rushing, Nancy Joste, 2008
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CURRENT OBSTETRICS and GYNECOLOGY by MUKHERJEE
Until we have such a program women who attend health services or doctors' clinics for various reasons should be counseled to have Pap test. Such an approach is known as opportunistic screening. Opportunistic screening is less effective ...
Gita Ganguly Mukherjee, Sudip Chakravarty, Bhaskar Pal, et al, 2007
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The Good News about the Bad News: Herpes, Everything You ...
Its sometimes called a silver Pap. It's important to understand what's going on here, and trust me, it isn't good. The herpes PCR part of the Pap test looks to see if HSV is present at the time the Pap smear is gathered. If the test is positive, then,  ...
Terri Warren, 2009
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What Every Woman Should Know about Cervical Cancer
Indeed, there are almost 1,700 million women at risk worldwide, but, 50 years since the Pap test has been introduced, only 150 million (less than 10%) are protected. The major reason for this “failure” is the cost of Pap test and the need for well ...
Nenad Markovic, Olivera Markovic, 2008
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Living with Sexually Transmitted Diseases
If you are female, you should have cervical screening or a Pap test three years after the first time you have sex, and every one to two years after that. If you have been sexually abused as a child or have a weakened immune system, talk to your ...
Carol A. Ford, 2009
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Medical Tests: Bloodletting, Stethoscope, Pap Test, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books Llc, Books Group, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAP TEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pap test is used in the context of the following news items.
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Op-ed: Save lives by getting children the HPV vaccine
While a Pap test doesn't diagnose HPV, it detects abnormal cervical cells (that are caused by HPV) before they transform into cancer. There's ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Educate yourself about your health early in life
... transmitted diseases by urine testing at age 16, but current guidelines don't recommend cervical cancer screening by Pap test until age 21. «Poughkeepsie Journal, Jul 15»
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FIRST-PERSON: Planned Parenthood by the numbers
If a patient comes in for an abortion, they may also give her an HIV test, a STI test, a pap test, medication to prevent a urinary tract infection and ... «BP News, Jul 15»
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Around Town
Central Health Center at 1308 N. Adams: provides pap test, free HIV/AIDS counseling and testing, sexually transmitted infection screening, ... «Lexington Clipper Herald, Jul 15»
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Why cervical cancer prevention is important
A Pap test is recommended for women beginning at the age of 21 and should be done every two years. Women aged 30 or older who have had ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
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Change in 'Pap' Test Rules Linked to Drop in STD Testing – WebMD
TUESDAY, July 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A major change in Pap test guidelines introduced in 2009 may have had an unintended consequence: Some ... «WebMD, Jul 15»
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Pap test clinic to be held at James Paton Memorial
Central Health would like to advise women that there will be a Pap test clinic held at James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre in Gander ... «Lewisporte Pilot, Jul 15»
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New Pap Smear Schedule Led to Fewer Chlamydia Tests, New U-M …
... with no chlamydia symptoms who came to U-M's five family medicine clinics in the year before the new Pap test guideline and two years later. «Newswise, Jul 15»
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Haiti's Cervical Cancer Epidemic
When a woman sees her gynecologist, it's simple to add a Pap test or colposcopy exam (in which a doctor uses a magnifier to inspect the ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
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10 things you need to know about changes to Pap tests
The new Pap test will be performed every 5 years instead of every 2. 7. When will this start? The new type of testing will begin in May 2017 but ... «The Australian Women's Weekly, Jul 15»

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