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biopsy

[bahy-op-see] / ˈbaɪ ɒp si /


NOUN
operation
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After a biopsy of a lymph node in his neck showed cancer, Vitale underwent surgery in the summer of 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Each analysis included about 40 million fragments spanning thousands of genomic regions, producing an enormous dataset compared with most liquid biopsy tests.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

Despite not having any symptoms, a CT scan, biopsy and MRI confirmed the disease in March 2023.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

She knew about harvesting tobacco and butchering a pig, but she’d never heard the words cervix or biopsy.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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