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biopsy
noun as in examination
Strongest matches
Strong match
Weak matches
noun as in going-over
Example Sentences
Called digital PCR, it is also employed in so-called liquid biopsies to spot signs of cancer in a blood draw.
Neither biopsies nor MRIs show anything of note in muscles supposedly affected with knots.
A small sample of cells is taken from an animal, usually via biopsy, and then fed a broth of nutrients.
The first procedure was in 1985—a neurosurgical biopsy using a PUMA 560 robotic surgical arm.
The doctor needs to balance acting on intuition versus harming a patient by doing biopsies that aren’t needed.
On the day he had his lung biopsy – an invasive and uncomfortable procedure – Linda asked whether it had bothered him very much.
I had my bilateral back in March, after an ugly biopsy result.
In the small living room where we last met, he seemed more gaunt than wiry, his ear bandaged after a biopsy.
Once a PSA test comes back with an abnormal result, a biopsy is required to make a diagnosis.
But he went forward with a painful biopsy, and then opted for surgery when the biopsy showed cancer.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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