Vaginal Smears MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Vaginal Smears
Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.500.384.100.800; E01.370.225.998.054.800; E01.370.378.900; E04.074.800; E05.200.500.384.100.800; E05.200.998.054.800; E05.242.384.100.800
Unique ID: D014626
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014626
Annotation: note entry term CERVICAL SMEARS: do not coordinate with CERVIX UTERI; Pap smear: coordinate VAGINAL SMEARS with PAPANICOLAOU TEST
Scope Note: Collection of pooled secretions of the posterior vaginal fornix for cytologic examination.
Entry Term(s): Cervical Smears
NLM Classification #: WP 141
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
    - Cytological Techniques [E01.370.225.500]
      - Cytodiagnosis [E01.370.225.500.384]
        
        Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100]
        
        Biopsy, Needle [E01.370.225.500.384.100.119]
        
        Chorionic Villi Sampling [E01.370.225.500.384.100.149]
        
        Conization [E01.370.225.500.384.100.160]
        
        Image-Guided Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100.370]
        
        Liquid Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100.396]
        
        Papanicolaou Test [E01.370.225.500.384.100.422]
        
        Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E01.370.225.500.384.100.580]
        
        Vaginal Smears [E01.370.225.500.384.100.800]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E01.370.225]
    - Specimen Handling [E01.370.225.998]
      - Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054]
        
        Biopsy, Needle [E01.370.225.998.054.119]
        
        Chorionic Villi Sampling [E01.370.225.998.054.149]
        
        Conization [E01.370.225.998.054.160]
        
        Image-Guided Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054.370]
        
        Liquid Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054.396]
        
        Papanicolaou Test [E01.370.225.998.054.422]
        
        Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E01.370.225.998.054.580]
        
        Spinal Puncture [E01.370.225.998.054.790]
        
        Vaginal Smears [E01.370.225.998.054.800]

Diagnosis [E01]
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
  - Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological [E01.370.378]

Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
- Biopsy [E04.074]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
  - Cytological Techniques [E05.200.500]
    - Cytodiagnosis [E05.200.500.384]
      - Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100]
        
        Biopsy, Needle [E05.200.500.384.100.119]
        
        Chorionic Villi Sampling [E05.200.500.384.100.149]
        
        Conization [E05.200.500.384.100.160]
        
        Image-Guided Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100.370]
        
        Liquid Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100.396]
        
        Papanicolaou Test [E05.200.500.384.100.422]
        
        Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy [E05.200.500.384.100.580]
        
        Vaginal Smears [E05.200.500.384.100.800]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Clinical Laboratory Techniques [E05.200]
  - Specimen Handling [E05.200.998]
    - Biopsy [E05.200.998.054]

Investigative Techniques [E05]
- Cytological Techniques [E05.242]
  - Cytodiagnosis [E05.242.384]
    - Biopsy [E05.242.384.100]

Vaginal Smears Preferred

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