A test for cancer, especially of the female genital tract, in which a smear of exfoliated cells is specially stained and examined under a microscope for pathological changes.

• 阴道抹片检查，帕帕尼科劳试验一种尤对于女性生殖器官癌症的检查，将被涂抹的剥落细胞染色并置于微镜下检查其病变（金山词霸找来的）