smear vs vaginal smear

vaginal smear vs smear

smear and vaginal smear both are nouns.

smear is a verb but vaginal smear is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
smear	Yes	No	Yes	No
vaginal smear	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vaginal smear is a hyponym of smear; that is, vaginal smear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than smear:

smear: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
vaginal smear: smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis

Other hyponyms of smear include alimentary tract smear, cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear, bronchoscopic smear, lower respiratory tract smear, sputum smear.

smear (noun)	vaginal smear (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis
a blemish made by dirt
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
slanderous defamation

smear (verb)	vaginal smear (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
make a smudge on; soil by smudging
stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

Difference between smear and vaginal smear

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