biopsy

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But Rosie got sicker and a biopsy showed in 2024 that she did have terminal cancer.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

And I would give almost anything not to have to worry about my next set of scans or blood tests or to undergo another marrow biopsy.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

A biopsy is when a small sample of skin, tissue or cells is taken from a patient's body for routine testing.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I get the biopsy results in about a week.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

As the first nun at Ngaliema Hospital, Sister M. E., lay dying, her doctors had decided to give her a so-called agonal biopsy.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston