| PAP | the small projection of a mammary gland |
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| PAP | worthless or oversimplified ideas |
| PAP | a diet that does not require chewing |
| PAP | a sample of secretions and superficial cells of the uterine cervix and uterus |
| PAP | a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer |
| PAP | an informal term for a father |
| PAP | oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) |
| PAP | the government of the Roman Catholic Church |
| PAP | tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit |
| PAP | a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya |
| PAP | proceeding from or ordered by or subject to a pope or the papacy regarded as the successor of the Apostles |
| PAP | a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla) |