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  1. A cervical smear is the removal of a small 
  2. sample of tissue from the cervix (neck of the
  3. womb) to screen for changes implying a 
  4. likelihood of cancer. The procedure is also 
  5. known as the Pap test after its originator, 
  6. George Papanicolau.
  7.  
  8. Subject by: Russell Webb
  9.