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PAP smear or Pap smear or pap smear? - kidtime

Posted: Dec 05, 2013

Because PAP stands for Papanicolau, I have alway questioned whether it should be all caps; just the first letter cap or no caps at all. Thanks in advance for any clarification.

It's Pap smear - anon

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Short for Papanicolau, the name of the person who developed the exam.

Thank you - kidtime

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Thank you - one of those that you wonder about and can find it in all 3 forms when researching...

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