What does PAP stand for?

Papanicolaou (Pap test or Pap smear; named for George Papanicolaou)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Galanos and Papanicolaou both noted that everything was being organised with the consent of UEFA.

Famagusta message at Champions League tie

For more than 50 years, doctors have used Papanicolaou tests--better known as Pap smears--to screen women for cervical cancer.

Better than pap: blood test detects cervical cancer

Among the 48 cases related to cytology, 37 involved false-negative Papanicolaou smears.

The medicolegal aspect of error in pathology: a search of jury ...

Constantino) Papanicolaou decided the best way to achieve success of his restaurant was to make it look like a Jerry's to confuse the public.

Roxy's doesn't cut the mustard in Jerry's claim to Deli Fame

Many women treated in the ED mistakenly assume they have received Papanicolaou (Pap) smear testing, according to this research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Lyons MS, Lindsell CJ, Trott AT. Emergency department pelvic ...

It is widely recognized that cervix cancer incidence rates have declined greatly in the United States following introduction of the Papanicolaou smear.

Cervical Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma Incidence Trends ...

Predictors of Papanicolaou smear return in a hospital-based adolescent and young adult clinic, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2003, 101(3):490-499.

Young women and pap smears. (FYI)

The slides are then stained with the Papanicolaou stain and reviewed by a cytotechnologist.

The Pap smear: a victim of its own success?