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Pap smearor Papanicolaou smearSample 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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Papanicolaou said he chose the Galleria for its central location and demographics. Yanni Papanicolaou was driving past the accident site when a man ran up to his car and told him to call 911 on his cell phone. Its developer, the late George Papanicolaou, a Cornell University Medical College researcher in cell biology, capitalized on the fact that cervical cancer is one of the few cancers with well-defined precancerous stages. |
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