Cytologic Smear (Noun)
Meaning
A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- A cytologic smear is often performed on cells collected from a fine-needle aspiration biopsy to assess the presence of cancer cells.
- The laboratory technician carefully prepared the cytologic smear to examine the cell morphology and make a definitive diagnosis.
- Cytologic smear is an important tool for the early detection and diagnosis of cervical cancer, especially in resource-poor settings.
- After staining the cytologic smear with Giemsa dye, the pathologist was able to identify the parasites responsible for the patient's infection.
- A rapid cytologic smear is typically used for the initial assessment of specimens collected during endoscopic procedures to provide real-time feedback to the clinicians.