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Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. Shown are a cervical scrape smear (top), a cervical swab smear (bottom left), and an endocervical aspirator (bottom right). A Pap smear is used to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (dysplasia), cervical cancer, vaginal neoplastic cells, condyloma (human papilloma virus, or HPV), trichomoniasis, and herpes.