Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
cervical smear
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Still to come on the programme Inverclyde hospital to adopt key changes to cervical smear tests.
Wiktionary
cervical smear
n. (context chiefly gynaecology English) A screening test to detect pre-cancerous and cancerous cells by taking a sample (‘smear’) of cells from the cervix.
WordNet
cervical smear
n. a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells [syn: Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear]