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What do they do during a cervical smear?
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PAP'S SMEAR: The md puts vaginal speculum to expose the cervix. Sample fluid is taken from vagina and cervix and smeared on a slide to be fixed and stained for exam. By pathologist.
Answered 1/12/2014
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