Pre-Conception: Pap Test and HPV Testing. A Pap test is used to screen a woman's cervix (the opening to the uterus) for cancer, pre-cancerous changes, inflammation, and some sexually transmitted diseases. HPV testing detects the high-risk types of the human papillomavirus, which increase a woman's risk of cervical cancer.
the gist. : the general or basic meaning of something said or written â usually + of. The gist of her argument was that the law was unfair. I didn't read the whole article, but I got the gist of it.
: the general or basic meaning of something said or written â usually + of. 1  The gist of her argument was that the law was unfair. 2  I didn't read the whole article, but I got the gist of it. [=I understood the main points of it]