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pap

[pap] / pæp /


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In 2017, Australia was one of the first countries to transition from a pap smear to a more sensitive HPV-based cervical screening, which is only required every five years.

From BBC May 1, 2026

Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2025

With a clear mammogram, ultrasound and pap smear, Munn’s cancer could’ve been among the estimated 20% that go undetected, according to the National Cancer Institute.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2025

Patients are generally told that pap smears will cause pressure or feel like a pinch, but truly intolerable pain is rarely treated as an option, except for in patients with serious sexual trauma.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2025

He lit the kerosene stove and mixed Baby’s pap.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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