パップテスト

Japanese

Etymology

From English Pap smear, exchanging smear for test, a word much more commonly known to Japanese speakers than smear.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パップテスト [pàppútésúꜜtò] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [pa̠p̚pɯ̟te̞sɨ̥to̞]

Noun

パップテスト • (pappu tesuto) 

1. Pap smear: a test for cervical cancer.