Term: smear: a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope
Candidate hypernym: cytologic specimen: a specimen used for cytologic examination and diagnosis → 1
Candidate hypernym: lymphokine: a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages) → 0
Candidate hypernym: metical: the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos → 0
Candidate hypernym: chaffweed: weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves → 0
Candidate hypernym: puffer: any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers → 0
Candidate hypernym: archilochus colubris: a kind of hummingbird → 0
Candidate hypernym: two-handed backhand: a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands → 0
Candidate hypernym: type metal: an alloy of tin and lead and antimony used to make printing type → 0
Candidate hypernym: herb paris: European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous → 0
Candidate hypernym: forked lightning: a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) → 0
Candidate hypernym: liquor license: a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages → 0