frottis

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French

Etymology

From frotter +‎ -is.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɔ.ti/
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Noun

frottis m (plural frottis)

  1. (medicine) smear, smear test

Descendants

  • Catalan: frotis

Further reading

Interlingua

Noun

frottis (uncountable)

  1. A scraped or smeared sample.