It is the name of a cytological test to detect early uterine cancer. It comes from its creator, the Greek physician Georgios Papanikolaou (1883 - 1962; 915; 949; 974; 961; 947; 953; 959; 962; 928; 945; 960; 945; 957; 953; 954; 959; 955; 9( 959; 965; Pr. gueorguios papanicoláu). See Pap smear .
