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  2. Instruments used in obstetrics and gynecology - Wikipedia

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    An ectocervical biopsy brush used in place of punch forceps during colposcopy to collect a full transepithelial tissue sample. The resulting sample is then sent to a pathology lab for evaluation and diagnosis of cervical cancer.

  3. Cervical screening - Wikipedia

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    The cervical brush is visible just before entering the cervix uteri. Brush utilized in cervical screening exams to collect samples. The procedures for testing women using Pap smear, liquid-based cytology, or HPV testing are similar. A sample of cells is collected from the cervix using a spatula or small brush. The cells are then checked for any ...

  4. Liquid-based cytology - Wikipedia

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    Brushes used to collect samples for cytology. Liquid-based cytology is a method of preparing samples for examination in cytopathology.The sample is collected, normally by a small brush, in the same way as for a conventional smear test, but rather than the smear being transferred directly to a microscope slide, the sample is deposited into a small bottle of preservative liquid.

  5. Pap test - Wikipedia

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    The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), [1] cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), [2] or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix (opening of the uterus or womb) or, more rarely, anus (in both men and women). [3]

  6. Speculum (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Dilating vaginal speculum inflating vagina and light illuminating (cervical brush inserts through top inlet) A specialized form of vaginal speculum is the weighted speculum, which consists of a broad half tube which is bent at about a 90-degree angle, with the channel of the tube on the exterior side of the angle.

  7. Cytisus scoparius - Wikipedia

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    Cytisus scoparius (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. [2] In Great Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom; [3] [4] [5] this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom; and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification.

  8. Drybar vs. Revlon: Which Blowdry Brush Will Really Give ... - AOL

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    Thankfully, the hair tool game has gotten a major upgrade since my orange InfinitiPro. Whereas I used to need a round brush, flat iron and curling iron to get the fluffy hair look (see: Cher from ...

  9. Tao brush - Wikipedia

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    The Tao brush is a medical instrument used to perform an alternative method of endometrial biopsy, for the purpose of detecting endometrial cancer. The traditional method of endometrial biopsies uses a specialized catheter (the Pipelle ) to suction away a portion of the uterine lining.