It is the Castilianization and pronunciation of the Greek surname Papanicolaou. Surname of a Greek Physician named Georgios N. Papanikolaou, precursor in Cytopathology. In Medicine and Gynecology it is a type of test that allows to determine problems in the cervix. It serves to early discover cancer in the cervix. It is also called vaginal cytology.
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