vaginal smear vs smear

smear vs vaginal smear

vaginal smear and smear both are nouns.

vaginal smear is not a verb while smear is a verb.

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

As nouns, smear is a hypernym of vaginal smear; that is, smear is a word with a broader meaning than vaginal smear:

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

Other hypernyms of vaginal smear include cytologic smear, cytosmear.

vaginal smear (noun)	smear (noun)
smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
	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

vaginal smear (verb)	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 vaginal smear and smear

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