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biopsy Definition

bi·opsy (äp′sē)

noun pl. -·sies

the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

Etymology: < bi(o)- + -opsis

transitive verb -·sied, -·sy·ing

to perform a biopsy on

biopsy Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • prostate: To confirm the diagnosis of prostate cancer a small biopsy of the prostate is taken by using a fine needle.
  • lesion: Published by NICE Image-guided vacuum assisted excision biopsy of benign breast lesions.
  • lining: However, an endoscopy test - with a biopsy of the small bowel lining - is required for a definite diagnosis to be made.

Converse of object

  • undergo: He recorded that Miss Brown had undergone a biopsy in December 1974.
  • perform: The last false diagnosis was a tumor which I was to have surgery to perform biopsy.

Adjective modifier

  • endometrial: This edition also discusses the changing pattern of endometrial biopsies resulting from modified clinical practice.
  • excisional: Traditionally, the diagnosis of JH has required excisional biopsy.
  • ultrasound-guided: Currently, transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy of the prostate is the only reliable way to accomplish this.
  • bronchial: The data needs to be compared with the quantitation of 2D sections of bronchial biopsies at different stages of the neoplastic process.
  • stereotactic: Because the calcifications are so small a stereotactic biopsy is taken, which involves a computer and scanner to pinpoint the precise area.
  • jejunal: A jejunal biopsy is a test to take a tiny sample of your child's jejunum.

Modifies a noun

  • specimen: A cell culture assay is a lab test performed on a biopsy specimen containing living cancer cells.
  • forceps: However, disposable biopsy forceps are difficult to use and are disliked by surgeons.
  • sample: Evidence of similar in vivo actions was observed in bone marrow biopsy samples from treated patients.

Noun used with modifier

  • sentinel: A sentinel lymph node biopsy has possible side effects.
  • lymph: A sentinel lymph node biopsy has possible side effects.
  • marrow: In a bone marrow biopsy, a slightly larger needle is used.
  • liver: A nine year old girl is still having routine liver biopsies.
  • trephine: Types of test There are two main types of bone marrow test - a bone marrow aspiration and a bone marrow trephine biopsy.
  • fine-needle: All had already been selected for surgery, based on their clinical and laboratory findings, including fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

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