Smear sampling/slide preparation for conventional cytology

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		Smearing of the exocervical sample with a wooden spatula (Ayre's spatula). Some may have a longer bifid extremity for a better endocervical sampling.
		Smearing of the endocervical sample taken with the thinner extremity of the wooden spatula.
		Spray fixation: immediate, during a few seconds, with a spray/slide distance around 20 cm.

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