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Pap smear
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Pap smear

 or Papanicolaou smear

Sample of cells from the vagina and cervix of the uterus for laboratory staining and examination to detect genital herpes and early-stage cancer, especially of the cervix. Developed by the Greek-born U.S. physician George Nicolas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), this technique also can be applied to cells obtained from other surfaces.



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She also received counsel from a couple of former athletes whose names are familiar around here - former Oregon discus star and Olympic gold medalist Mac Wilkins, and former Athletics West javelin thrower Karin Smith.
Her agent Karin Smith has branded some of the allegations "fictitious" and added: "No friends of Elizabeth actually took part".
But Grant's spokeswoman Karin Smith said: "It's the first I've heard about it.
 
 
 
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