The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), or smear test (BE)) is a method...

most notable for its use in the detection of cervical cancer in the Pap test or Pap smear, it is also used to stain non-gynecological specimen preparations...

Look up pap or PAP in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PAP or Pap may refer to: Ancient Pap, an archaeological site in Uzbekistan Pap, Hungary, a village...

became known for his invention of the Papanicolaou test, commonly known as the Pap smear or Pap test, which is used worldwide for the detection and prevention...

ages of 9–13 years. Cervical cancer screening, such as the Papanicolaou test ("pap smear"), or examination of the cervix after applying acetic acid, can...

cytopathology is the Pap smear, a screening tool used to detect precancerous cervical lesions that may lead to cervical cancer. Cytopathologic tests are sometimes...

virus (HPV) strains. Cytologic tests include conventional Pap smear and liquid based cytology. Visual Inspection tests involve application of a solution...

Pap tests. Other methods of prevention include having few or no sexual partners and the use of condoms. Cervical cancer screening using the Pap test or...

Georgios Papanikolaou, the Greek pathologist who independently invented the pap test. For 21 years, Mary Papanikolaou volunteered to have her cervix sampled...

reproductive system. Such exams may include the Pap test (or cervical smear). In the United States, Pap test screening is recommended starting around 21 years...

collected to screen for sexually transmitted infections or cancer (the Pap test). Some clinicians perform a pelvic exam as part of routine preventive care...

Paping (pronounced pah ping) is a computer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network...

colorectal cancer screening, a Pap test (to check for cervical cancer), and screening for osteoporosis. Genetic testing can also be performed to screen...

female genital tract. The most common investigation in this field is the Pap test, which is used to screen for potentially precancerous lesions of the cervix...

Babes in 1927. In some parts of the developed world including the UK, the Pap test has been superseded with liquid-based cytology. An inexpensive, cost-effective...

a Pap test for cervical cancer screening. A Patient Navigation Program implemented in San Francisco for Hmong Americans led to a 38% increase in Pap test...

intraepithelial neoplasia or carcinoma in situ. It is usually diagnosed following a Pap test. In some cases these lesions can lead to invasive cervical cancer, if not...

might not show up until advanced stages. It is important for women to get pap smears in order to check for and treat cancers. There are also two vaccines...

Occult Blood Tests Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Mammogram MUGA Scan Pap Test Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan Tumor Marker Tests Ultrasound Cancers...

includes the examination of samples collected from the uterine cervix (Pap test), lung, gastrointestinal tract, or body cavities. A cytotechnologist is...

Auschwitz. Most women undergo a colposcopy to further investigate an abnormal pap test result (cytological). Other reasons for a patient to have a colposcopy...

of ASCUS (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance) on the Pap test. On a subsequent biopsy, given the diagnosis of ASAP, the chance of finding...

used to test the purity of a certain cell line. For example, HeLa CCL-2 is a common cell line used in a wide variety of research areas. To test the purity...

screening programmes changed their cervical screening method from the Pap test to liquid-based cytology in 2008. SurePath: In the SurePath method, the...

Candida. Pap test specimen. Pap stain....

infants. If the mother has active herpes simplex (as may be suggested by a pap test), delivery by Caesarean section can prevent the newborn from contact, and...

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...

physician best known for her contribution to the development of a simplified Pap test. Hilliard was born in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada, to Anna and Irwin Hilliard...

cervical test now known as the Pap test. Although Papanikolaou is generally credited for the invention of the cervical cancer screening test by cervical...

Anna Marion Hilliard – collaborated in the development of a simplified Pap test Dr. Ricky Kanee Schachter – was the first woman to lead an academic division...