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n. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

n. A sample so obtained.

v. To remove (tissue) from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

n. The removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes.

v. To take a sample (a biopsy) for pathological examination.

n. Examination, for diagnostic purposes, of a piece of tissue severed from the living body.

n. examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease

"In such a case a biopsy is almost routinely recommended."

diagnostic assay    diagnostic test   

biopsic    bioptic   

chorionic villus biopsy    chorionic villus sampling    needle biopsy    blood test   

biopsies    resection    radiotherapy    ultrasound    parenchyma    transplant    cytology    metastasis    tumors    stroma