Cytologic smear and Cytologic specimen

Cytologic smear noun - A thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope.

Cytologic specimen and cytologic smear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cytologic specimen" instead a noun phrase "Cytologic smear".

Cytologic specimen noun - A specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis.

Cytologic smear and cytologic specimen are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace phrase "Cytologic smear" with "Cytologic specimen", this phrases are similar.