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A biopsy (in Greek: βίος life and όψηlook/appearance) is a medical test involving the removal of cells or tissues for examination. The tissue is generally examined under a microscope by a pathologist, and can also be analyzed chemically. When an entire lump or suspicious area is removed, the procedure is called an excisional biopsy. When only a sample of tissue is removed with preservation of the histological architecture of the tissue's cells, the procedure is called an incisional biopsyor core biopsy. When a sample of tissue or fluid is removed with a needle in such a way that cells are removed without preserving the histological architecture of the tissue cells, the procedure is called a needle aspiration biopsy.
A biopsy is a medical procedure where a sample of tissue is taken for testing.
This can refer to any type of body tissue. Biopsy can be done both externally for skin or wart testing; or internally by removing small bits of an organ or internal structure for further analysis.
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How can you use biopsy in a sentence so that people know what the definition is?
What about: "The doctors had to do a biopsy on their patient so they could find out the problem in her leg." or more specifically: "After doing a biopsy through a small incision in her leg, her doctors checked the tissue sample for cancerous cells."
How many different types of biopsy methods are there?
There are four types of biopsy techniques. Aspiration biopsy, Needle biopsy, Incisional biopsy, Excisional biopsy
What is the singular for biopsy?
Biopsy.
What does the medical abbreviation em biopsy mean?
Em biopsy likely means endometrial biopsy.
What is the form of biopsy that removes the entire lesion?
In an EXCISIONAL BIOPSY, the entire lesion is removed for biopsy.
What is the difference between a cervical biopsy and a cone biopsy?
A cervical biopsy involves the extraction of a smaller tissue sample and is less invasive than a cone biopsy.
What is the main term of percutaneous biopsy of prostate?
biopsy
What is the main term for Percutaneous biopsy of prostate?
biopsy
How do you spell biopsy?
That is the correct spelling of "biopsy" (tissue sample).
What is a tissue sample for microscopic examination called?
It is a biopsy
When an entire lesion is removed for biopsy what is this called?
Excisional biopsy
A surgical procedure to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis is a?
It is called punch biopsy
