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normal Pap test result

(NOR-mul ... reh-ZULT)
A Pap test finding that means no cancer cells or other abnormal cells have been found on the surface of or in the tissue that lines the cervix. Cell changes that suggest inflammation or infection may be included in this finding. Also called negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy, negative Pap test result, and NILM.
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