Cervical smear and Smear test

Cervical smear noun - A sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus; examined with a microscope to detect any abnormal cells.

Smear test and cervical smear are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Smear test" with "Cervical smear", this phrases are similar.

Smear test noun - A method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer.

Cervical smear and smear test are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cervical smear" with "Smear test", this phrases are similar.