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

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.