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The biopsy came back as Stage IA melanoma.
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Fat Pad Biopsy A fat pad biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure used to detect amyloid deposits and can aid in diagnosing ATTR-CM (transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy).
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
While some doctors diagnose FFA based on a patient’s history, symptoms, and an exam, many use a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.
—Ashley Abramson, Allure, 4 Aug. 2025
When looking at breast-tumor biopsies from 17 women, the scientists found that NAM halos were present to a greater degree at tumor borders than in their tightly-wound cores.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Fat Pad Biopsy A fat pad biopsy is a minimally invasive procedure used to detect amyloid deposits and can aid in diagnosing ATTR-CM (transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy).
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 5 Aug. 2025
While some doctors diagnose FFA based on a patient’s history, symptoms, and an exam, many use a biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.
—Ashley Abramson, Allure, 4 Aug. 2025
When looking at breast-tumor biopsies from 17 women, the scientists found that NAM halos were present to a greater degree at tumor borders than in their tightly-wound cores.
—New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biopsy
vivisection
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In lab research, one potential concern is performing live dissections, once known as vivisection, without anesthetics or analgesics.—
Bob Fischer,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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There certainly are other critiques of Trumpian corruption to be seen on Broadway this season, but few speak so eloquently as Mamet’s vivisection from 1983.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Biopsy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biopsy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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