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biopsy

[bahy-op-see] / ˈbaɪ ɒp si /


NOUN
operation
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STRONG
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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

After a week getting steroids and pain medicine at Providence St. John’s Medical Center in Santa Monica, he received the biopsy results: an extremely aggressive malignant mass was blocking blood flow to Duong’s optic nerve.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Aarav Chopra, from Wolverhampton, died during a biopsy at Birmingham Children's Hospital in 2023, after his body had rejected an earlier liver transplant.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

According to Howard Jones, Henrietta got the same care any white patient would have; the biopsy, the radium treatment, and radiation were all standard for the day.

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




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