A cytobrush is a plastic tool used to obtain cells from the

cervix The cervix (: cervices) or cervix uteri is a dynamic fibromuscular sexual organ of the female reproductive system that connects the vagina with the uterine cavity. The human female cervix has been documented anatomically since at least the time ...

during the procedure of a

Pap smear The Papanicolaou test (abbreviated as Pap test, also known as Pap smear (AE), cervical smear (BE), cervical screening (BE), or smear test (BE)) is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in ...

. File:Cytobrush.jpg, Cytobrush File:Cytobrush_for_sampling_endocervical_cells.jpg, Cytobrush for sampling endocervical cells File:Labeled pap bush uterine.png, Diagram of cytobrush in vagina/cervix

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