| 释义 |
pa·pa·ni·co·laou test
\ˌpäpəˈnēkəˌlau̇, ˌpapəˈnikəˌlau̇-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized P
Etymology: after George N. Papanicolaou b1883 Greco-American medical scientist
: a method for the early detection of cancer consisting of the application of a special staining technique to cells exfoliated from diseased tissue |