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Descriptor English: Papanicolaou Test
Descriptor Spanish: Prueba de Papanicolaou
Descriptor prueba de Papanicolaou
Entry term(s) Papanicolaou
Papanicolau
frotis de Papanicolaou
prueba de Papanicolau
Scope note: Preparación citológica de células obtenidas de una superficie mucosa y teñida con la tinción de Papanicolau.
Descriptor Portuguese: Teste de Papanicolaou
Descriptor French: Test de Papanicolaou
Entry term(s): Pap Smear
Pap Test
Papanicolaou Smear
Smear, Pap
Smear, Papanicolaou
Test, Pap
Test, Papanicolaou
Tree number(s): E01.370.225.500.384.100.422
E01.370.225.998.054.422
E04.074.422
E05.200.500.384.100.422
E05.200.998.054.422
E05.242.384.100.422
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D065006
Scope note: Cytological preparation of cells collected from a mucosal surface and stained with Papanicolaou stain.
Annotation: coordinate with VAGINAL SMEARS if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Vaginal Smears (1966-2013)
Public MeSH Note: 2014; see VAGINAL SMEARS 1991-2013
History Note: 2014; use VAGINAL SMEARS 1991-2013
DeCS ID: 55350
Unique ID: D065006
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2014/01/01
Date of Entry: 2013/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/06/01
Papanicolaou Test - Preferred
Concept UI M0583188
Scope note Cytological preparation of cells collected from a mucosal surface and stained with Papanicolaou stain.
Preferred term Papanicolaou Test
Entry term(s) Pap Smear
Pap Test
Papanicolaou Smear
Smear, Pap
Smear, Papanicolaou
Test, Pap
Test, Papanicolaou



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