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When someone do a smear test, what does it show?
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Do you mean PAP: Smear? Pap smear is test to detect abnormalities in the lining of the uterine cervix for early detection of cervical cancer. See this site for more info. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003911.htm.
Answered 12/20/2013
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