to biopsy

Examples

• All

• After a few months, similar nodules developed on the skin of the midface; they were biopsied and diagnosed as low-grade angiosarcomas.

  Academic text (2006)

• If the dog is old and a mass on the liver is found on ultrasound, why biopsy it?

  Blog text (22)

• We're going to biopsy your tumor.

  My All American (2015)

• In response to this finding, the child underwent a third procedure to biopsy the area of concern.

  Academic text (2006)

• I have a rash on my back that a dermatologist just biopsied, and we are awaiting results.

  Blog text (12)

• As indicated by our series and others, patients may harbor a malignancy that cannot be otherwise biopsied.

  Academic text (2006)

• The mass was biopsied, with frozen-section analysis being indeterminate.

  Academic text (2006)

• My husband is a Celiac, and my 7-year-old, diabetic daughter is being biopsied to confirm Celiac.

  Blog text (31)

• 113 biopsies were completed on a voluntary basis; 5 children who were antibody negative were biopsied because of mild symptoms; 4 children were biopsied after positive antibody tests.

  Academic text (1991)

• The doctor will biopsy the suspicious tissue to check for cancer.

Compounds

N

needle biopsy

• Specialized

1 3.5

A medical procedure that uses a hollow needle to take a small piece of body tissue for testing

C

chorionic villus biopsy

• Specialized

7.9

A medical test in early pregnancy that takes a small tissue sample from the placenta to check the baby's genes

How Invasive

to excise

• Formal

14 7.2

to biopsy

• Specialized

9 4.9

Surface Forms

Etymology