smear test

noun

1. med another name for Pap test

Example Sentences

She told how women would arrive "none-the-wiser", expecting a normal medical test - but were instead subject to a "full internal screening" - cervical smear tests and full sexual health checks.

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It says patients should be offered local or general anaesthesia for the procedure and their medical history should be taken into account, including trauma or difficulty with smear tests.

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Women are invited for cervical-cancer screening – what used to be known as the smear test – every three to five years between the ages of 25 and 65.

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The 37-year-old from Swansea said she was also told she was "a very odd shape" by the consultant while having a smear test.

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More than 3,000 women affected by the Southern Health Trust's cervical smear review are to have their previous smear slides reviewed alongside having a new smear test.

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