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Papanicolaou Med.|ˌpæpənɪkəˈlɑːuː, pæpəˈnɪkəlaʊ|
The name of George Nicholas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), Greek-born U.S. anatomist, used attrib. and in the possessive with reference to a technique he devised for examining exfoliated or secreted cells, used chiefly as a means of detecting cancer, esp. of the vagina, cervix, and uterus.
1947Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. LXXXV. 275 (heading) Modifications of the Papanicolaou technique. Ibid. 276/2 A number of flakes..were prepared with Papanicolaou's stain. 1956Nature 18 Feb. 330/1 The cells were smeared on microscopical slides coated with egg-albumin or human serum and fixed in Papanicolaou's fixative. 1958E. Day in R. W. Raven Cancer III. xxii. 450 In taking cervical smears by the Papanicolaou method a cotton⁓tipped applicator is used. 1966W. H. Cole in R. W. Cumley et al. Recent Adv. Diagnosis of Cancer 183 The Papanicolaou stain (1942) represents one of the greatest advances in diagnosis and treatment of cancer during the past several decades. 1972Graham & Urbach in J. H. Graham et al. Dermal Path. xxx. 675/1 During the past three decades the Papanicolaou technique, or various modifications of this method, has been applied to most organ tissues where secretions, exudates, or exfoliated cells can be obtained. |