Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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cytologic smear | Yes | No | No | No |
alimentary tract smear | Yes | No | No | No |
cytologic smear (noun) | alimentary tract smear (noun) |
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a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope | any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract; obtained by specialized lavage techniques and used mainly to diagnose cancer in those parts |