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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

sample go
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class

specimen go
a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

cytologic specimen go
a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis

smear, cytologic smear, cytosmear
a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

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alimentary tract smear go
any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the alimentary tract
cervical smear, Pap smear, Papanicolaou smear go
a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus
lower respiratory tract smear, bronchoscopic smear, sputum smear go
any of several cytologic smears obtained from different parts of the lower respiratory tract
vaginal smear go
smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis