biopsy
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After ruling out more serious autoimmune conditions, my new dermatologist did a scalp biopsy and finally diagnosed me with fibrosing alopecia in a pattern distribution, or FAPD, in which inflammation damages hair follicles via scarring.
From Slate • May 23, 2026
The company launched a liquid biopsy for cancer and blood-based tests for Alzheimer’s disease.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
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
Unlike many liquid biopsy methods that search for specific cancer related gene mutations, the fragmentome approach focuses on how DNA fragments are cut, packaged and distributed throughout the genome.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 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
Vocabulary lists containing biopsy
Words to Live By: Bio
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Common Senses: Op, Ops, Opt ("Sight")
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